Mankind's biggest mistake
Edward Lucas
The Rise and Fall of Communism. By Archie Brown. Ecco; 736 pages; $35.99. The Bodley Head; £25. Buy from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
Why did communism take root? Given its sorrowful harvest, why did it keep spreading? And what ever enabled it to last so long? Archie Brown's new history of communism identifies three big questions, perhaps even the biggest, of the past century.
At first sight, all seem puzzling. Communism was an impractical mishmash of ideas, imposed by squabbling zealots that promised much, delivered little and cost millions of lives. It is striking that 36 countries at one time or another adopted this system and that five—Cuba, Laos, North Korea, Vietnam and the biggest of them all, China—still pay lip service to it.
Jul 2nd 2009 , From The Economist print edition
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Maksim my boy....relax. we realize that you regret moving to estonski.
u should meld in with your russian side co citizens.
ps quit living in the past with your desperate efforts to keep ties with canada.
ie stick to estonian russian sites
u should meld in with your russian side co citizens.
ps quit living in the past with your desperate efforts to keep ties with canada.
ie stick to estonian russian sites
And pray tell sir/madam, what can you add to the discussion about the rise of communism ?
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