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5 days ago · Bishop Sheen was more theological and focused on how communism was an enemy of the Catholic Church. “The Church knows,” he wrote in 1941’s War and Guilt, “after 1,900 years’ experience that any institution which suits the spirit of the age will be a widow in the next one.”. Bishop Sheen saw the Church as a balance between two ...
5 days ago · Bulgaria - Communism, Soviet Union, Balkan Region: The consolidation of communist power in Bulgaria was carried out by 1948, coinciding with the completion of the peace treaty with the Allies and the presence of Soviet occupation forces. In the coalition Fatherland Front government, the communists had control of the interior and judicial ministries, which were crucial in setting up the new state. Exploiting the popular feeling that those who were responsible for Bulgaria’s involvement in ...
2 days ago · China - Civil War, Revolution, Communism: Each side seemed convinced that it could win by war what it could not achieve by negotiation—dominance over the other. Despite the efforts of Chinese moderates and General Marshall, fighting resumed in July in Manchuria, and in northern China the Nationalists attempted massive drives in Jiangsu and Shandong to break the communist grip on the railways. The communists launched a propaganda campaign against the United States, playing upon the ...
1 day ago · The Republic of China ( ROC ), or simply China, was a sovereign state on mainland China from 1912 to 1949, when the government retreated to Taiwan, where it continues to be based. [f] The ROC was established after the 1911 Revolution against the Qing dynasty, ending the imperial history of China. The ROC government was ruled by the Kuomintang ...
3 days ago · Communism on Tomorrow Street examines how, beginning under Khrushchev in 1953, a generation of Soviet citizens moved from overcrowded communal dwellings to modern single-family apartments, later dubbed khrushchevka. Arguing that moving to a separate apartment allowed ordinary urban dwellers to experience Khrushchev’s thaw, Steven E. Harris fundamentally shifts interpretation of the period.
5 days ago · Communism is a political and social ideology that aims to create a classless society where wealth and property are shared. This idea has roots in the 19th century and has influenced many parts of the world. The most famous proponents of this ideology are known for their writings and actions that sought to bring about radical change.
5 days ago · China - Cultural Revolution, Maoism, Communism: The years 1961–65 did not resemble the three previous ones, despite the persistence of radical labels and slogans. The Chinese themselves were loath to acknowledge the end of the Great Leap period, declaring the validity of the general line of socialist construction and its international revolutionary corollary for one and all. Reality can be seen, however, in the increasing role of the Chinese military and security personnel. At a top-level ...
