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The Shortest History of the Soviet Union by Sheila Fitzpatrick

This book delivers exactly what it promises — a condensed overview of Soviet history.

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Darmon Richter on smoking weed in North Korea

Richter explains how he ended up getting stoned with an officer from the DPRK’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs — unexpected tale from beyond the DMZ.

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Did communism smash the patriarchy?

It seems that in places where religion and government was the biggest obstacle for feminism, communism had a massively positive impact. However, in places where the biggest obstacle was prejudice or culture, it did very little to help. In fact, it may have supressed feminist movements that would’ve otherwise taken off.

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