At Lenin's Tomb

by Eugene Vodolazkin

History, to the modern mind, has a goal and follows the path of progress, so that new becomes identified with better. It was on this basis that, a century ago in Russia, communist belief seized the moment. Typically for the progressive tradition, the word “new” acquired a magical . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2022

Murderers’ Row, Soviet-style

by George Weigel

Somehow, communist bloodbaths have never drawn the continuous and deserved condemnation visited upon other tyrannies. Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2017

Mourning the Russian Revolution

by William Doino Jr.

Why are so many inclined to sentimentalize the Russian Revolution, one of the most murderous chapters in human history? Continue Reading »

27 Feb 2017