Tismaneanu & Tiramisu

Father and son thoughts on current and historical events, ideas and ideologies.

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For a Single Glance: : Anna Akhmatova's Golgotha

Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova was born on June 23, 1889.

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June 22, 1941

: A sunny day in Moscow.

Jun 21•Vladimir Tismaneanu

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Remembering "The Tank Man"

On June 4, 1989, the Chinese communist government ordered the massacre of thousands of unarmed, non-violent protesters.

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Reading Franz K. Was My Bar Mitzvah

Franz Kafka died one hundred and two years ago, in Klostenburg, Austria.

Jun 3•Vladimir Tismaneanu

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Bad Raúl, Good Xi

Between the two brothers, Raúl was the Bolshevik.

May 21•Vladimir Tismaneanu

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Bonaparte's Greatness

He was 51 when he died on Island St Helena on May 5, 1821.

May 5•Vladimir Tismaneanu

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May Day

A greengrocer in Gustav Husak’s “normalized” Prague refuses to place in the window of the state-owned shop the poster with the slogan “Workers of all…

May 1•Vladimir Tismaneanu

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Hungary Rejects the New Obscurantism

Some have hurried to write obits for Reason.

Apr 13•Vladimir Tismaneanu

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Tismaneanu & Tiramisu

Father and son thoughts on current and historical events, ideas and ideologies.