Paid volunteerism. More Obama. Jul 4, 2008
Common sense conservativism. The entry titled "Paid volunteerism. More Obama.," and any of the comments about it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Barack's 'Break' Jun 28, 2008
"Like countless others out there, we've been inspired by the meteoric rise of Barack Obama and his campaign," says an obviously impressed doll maker, Jailbreak Toys, which manufactures similar 6-inch-high dolls of world leaders ranging from Mahatma Gandhi to Vladimir Lenin. "In a time when America so desperately needed a hero, along came a man to show us a brand new version of what America and the world could be in the 21st century. In many ways, Obama is the closest thing we've ever seen to a... (Townhall.com)
Market crashes. Dow down 400 points. Blame Obama Jun 7, 2008
To say that Barney Frank and Larry Kudlow occupy opposite ends of the economic policy spectrum is like saying black is the opposite of white, or Milton Friedman might disagree from time to time with Vladimir Lenin. Frank, the Massachusetts Democrat who chairs the House Financial Services Committee makes no bones about it: he wants to tax the rich more and help out economically stressed Americans. (Salon)
Austria, Switzerland show off their culture at Euro '08 May 31, 2008
There's the cafe where the Dada art movement was born, and a house where Vladimir Lenin lived before returning to Russia to lead the 1917 revolution. Also on this story. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Soccer And Sightseeing In Europe May 13, 2008
There's the cafe where the Dada art movement was born, and a house where Vladimir Lenin lived before returning to Russia to lead the 1917 revolution. The Bahnhofstrasse and Paradeplatz feature luxury shops and major bank buildings, including a leading chocolate specialist. (CBS News -- World)
Russia flaunts military strength at parade May 10, 2008
Putin, now prime minister, and Medvedev watched the parade from a reviewing stand - unlike Soviet leaders who used to stand on top of the mausoleum containing the mummified body of Vladimir Lenin, the first Soviet leader. "This isn't saber rattling," said Putin, speaking earlier this week about the parade. (Boston Globe)
Russia holds military parade May 10, 2008
Soldiers march carrying flags displaying portraits of the Soviet state founder, Vladimir Lenin, during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in Moscow May 9, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese to rescue Russian coal-fired power expansion May 6, 2008
The sector has not seen such an overhaul since Soviet leaders Vladimir Lenin and Josef Stalin pushed to industrialise the country in the 1920s-1940s with little foreign help. UES, the Soviet-era power monopoly they envisioned, is being split up and sold off by this summer to help pay for all the new constructions. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Blast kills 5 policemen in Russia's Chechnya May 5, 2008
A woman holds a portrait of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin during a protest marking International Workers' Day in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk May 1, 2008. Thousands protested against rising. (AlertNet)
Talking the tangled talk Apr 23, 2008
In "Travesties," playwright Tom Stoppard takes audiences to 1917 Zurich to eavesdrop on an imagined discussion between communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin (Gabriel Kuttner, left), Dadaist Tristan Tzara (Alejandro Simoes, right), and writer James Joyce - as it is distortedly remembered by British diplomat, and amateur actor, Henry Carr (Nigel Gore, center). Issues such as the politics of art and the art of revolution are tossed about in this spoof of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being... (Boston Globe)
Earth Day embraced 38 years after its start Apr 22, 2008
April 22 is also the birthday of Vladimir Lenin, founder of Soviet-style Communism. File photo/AJC. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Colliding memories and memorable cleverness Apr 16, 2008
Stoppard seized upon the historical coincidence that the Dadaist Tristan Tzara, the Marxist Vladimir Lenin, and the novelist James Joyce all lived in Zurich in 1917 - as did Carr, an obscure British diplomat who appeared in a stage production managed by Joyce and, Stoppard surmises, could have met the others at the Zurich public library. From there he embroiders a couple of hours' worth of theatrical mischief that somehow encompasses Marxism, "Ulysses," English music-hall burlesque, and "The... (Boston Globe)
Root canal of all evil| Apr 16, 2008
Josef Stalin (pictured) and his compatriot Vladimir Lenin were known as "Old Bolsheviks" n unofficial designation for a member of the Bolshevik party before the Russian Revolution of 1917. FEATURE The root canal of all evil Marina Lapenkova Tue, 15 Apr 2008. (iAfrica.com)
'Travesties' Apr 10, 2008
April 10-May 3 Tom Stoppard's witty spoof of "The Importance of Being Earnest" plunges Vladimir Lenin, Dadaist Tristan Tzara, and James Joyce into a rollicking debate on the politics of art and the role of artists in shaping society. Nigel Gore headlines the Publick Theatre cast. (Boston Globe)
Actor's accent is on four local plays Apr 4, 2008
In "Travesties," Stoppard imagines a meeting between writer James Joyce, revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, and Dadaist poet Tristan Tzara, but sets it within the context of a production of "Earnest." The story is told by Henry Carr, a minor diplomat who is remembering (not always accurately) his performance in an "Earnest" directed by Joyce. The play combines witty wordplay with the philosophical and political viewpoints of the three leaders of important movements of their time. (Boston Globe)
September 11 was a third-rate operation Mar 28, 2008
Everything Vladimir Lenin could wish he'd had or been. Of course much of this has since - in the jargon of the financial press - been "subject to downward revision"; yet, to this day, insistence on al-Qaeda as a formerly monolithic, then metastasized, demon pathology of epic capacity for terror and evil, has been virtually obligatory throughout the US media: left, right and center. (Asia Times Online)
Arctic adventures on a Norwegian archipelago Mar 18, 2008
That includes the Russian coal mining town of about 400 people, where a bust of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin still stands. If you go. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Russians absorb new body art Mar 17, 2008
The setting of the festival, in an exhibition centre built to display Soviet agricultural and scientific prowess and dominated by a statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, might have appeared incongruous. But Crow, who also takes part in human suspension, in which metal hooks are fixed under the skin of a person's chest, back or legs prior to hoisting them into the air, sometimes for hours, said her work represented social progress. (iAfrica.com)
Arctic adventures in Norway Mar 15, 2008
That includes the Russian coal mining town of about 400 people, where a bust of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin still stands. On a mountain near Longyearbyen is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, often called the "doomsday" seed bank, which opened on February 26 to house millions of the world's agricultural seeds in case of catastrophe. (CNN -- Travel)
* Time to declare the end of the Age of Friedman Mar 6, 2008
And Deng, while a vast improvement over his predecessors -- former Soviet leaders Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev and former Chinese leader Mao Zedong (AF) -- failed on all five, with the possible exception of number three. We do not know what Deng's desired set of economic arrangements for a system of "socialism with Chinese characteristics" was, and, in all likelihood, he did not know, either. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Grand Old Party Mar 4, 2008
A generation after the Berlin Wall fell, red-baiting is still in vogue: one activist sold t-shirts with the figure of Vladimir Lenin bestriding an American university; another offered bottles of Lenin-ade and ushankas with hammer and sickle insignia and Clinton or Obama s name. Wandering among the dealers, Max Blumenthal greeted me. (The American Conservative)
Putin, Medvedev say win for Kremlin's candidate means continuity in Russia Mar 3, 2008
In the early 1920s, Josef Stalin briefly shared power with Vladimir Lenin, the Bolshevik leader and founder of the Soviet state. Putin has already shown signs of discomfort with his new role as subordinate to his protege. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Soldiering on after Putin Mar 1, 2008
Many of the tanks being wheeled out in front of the tomb of Vladimir Lenin, could date from the days before the founder of the Soviet Union's dream collapsed. "Russia's military is basically the Soviet military but worse," Felgenhauer said. (Aljazeera.Net)
From street to salon: 'Guerrilla artist' Banksy is British art world's hottest star Feb 28, 2008
Several of the rats are in the new show, as are Vladimir Lenin on roller-skates, a masked rioter preparing to hurl a bouquet of flowers, a military helicopter topped with a jaunty pink bow and a group of well-heeled lawn bowlers tossing bombs. Andipa says Banksy has a knack for "boiling satirical points down to a simple, single image.". (International Herald Tribune)
Lenin's follower left out in cold in Russia vote Feb 23, 2008
Russia's Communist party leader and presidential candidate Gennady Zyuganov walks past a portrait of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in the Volga city of Ulyanovsk some 890 km east of Moscow February 9, 2008. (REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin). (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Singer Yegor Letov dies Feb 22, 2008
But fans distributed cassettes of its songs including "Some Guy Got Killed by a Bus" and one that referred to Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin "rotting in his mausoleum.". But Letov later became nostalgic for the Soviet Union and "in typically perverse fashion ... recorded many songs in praise of Soviet life," the RIA-Novosti news agency said. (Variety)
Post a comment Feb 22, 2008
When you look at the most charismatic leaders of the past hundred years or so, it is hard not to notice that the list includes such persons as Vladimir Lenin, Josef Stalin, Mao Tse-Tung, Pol Pot, Che Guevera, Fidel Castro, Yasar Arafat, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden and, one of the most charismatic leaders of all time, Adolf Hitler. I am certainly not suggesting that Mr. Obama is evil in any way or compare him directly with any of those brutal men. (International Herald Tribune)
Yegor Letov, 'father of Russian punk,' dies at 43 Feb 21, 2008
But fans distributed cassettes of its songs including "Some Guy Got Killed by a Bus" and one that referred to Vladimir Lenin "rotting in his mausoleum.". Today in Culture. (International Herald Tribune)
American Sell-Outs Take Chavez Blood Money Feb 14, 2008
Clearly, like Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, Venezuelan strongman Chavez has found his "useful idiots" in the guise of Mr. Kennedy; actors Sean Penn and Danny Glover; Democratic Reps ... Clearly, like Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, Venezuelan strongman Chavez has found his "useful idiots" in the guise of Mr. Kennedy; actors Sean Penn and Danny Glover; Democratic Reps. (Townhall.com)
A Movie Valentine for Putin Feb 14, 2008
" Related Articles Vladimir Putin is no ordinary politician. He is charmless yet adored by his nation. He took a country in chaos and remade it in his own image: tough, aggrieved, defiant. An interview and dinner with the man who tamed Russia The movie tells the story of Tatyana, an ordinary Aeroflot air hostess, who, between flights from her native Kaliningrad to Leningrad, falls in love with Alexander Alexandrovich Platov, an ordinary non-descript "lawyer" who soon gets a posting in Germany.... (Time.com)
The real script of Ganeshana Maduve Feb 13, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008. It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. (Deccan Herald)
Volga road tripChilly Ulyanovsk reminds visitors of communist Russia Feb 5, 2008
Stepping out of my hotel, I crossed Soviet Street towards the vast edifice that is the Vladimir Lenin Museum. It stands high on a bluff overlooking the Volga river, a huge lump of brutalist white marble. (BBC News -- Europe)
Nepal's polls shrouded in doubt Feb 1, 2008
The Maoist commitment to competitive politics, they think, is little more than window-dressing, especially if Vladimir Lenin and Mao Zedong are Prachanda's role models. Other relevant questions include: Can small Nepal afford to have an assembly of 601 deputies to write a new constitution. (Asia Times Online)
Volga roadtripA drive along Russia's famous river offers pre-election insights Jan 29, 2008
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Russian art show to open after Britain changes law Jan 23, 2008
The works were seized by Vladimir Lenin for the Soviet state after the 1917 revolution, and the collectors' descendants have led a long campaign for compensation. Shchukin's grandson, Andr. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
84th anniversary of Lenin's death Jan 22, 2008
Representatives of the Russian Communist Party place a wreath to Lenin's Mausoleum during the 84th anniversary of the death of Vladimir Lenin in Red Square in Moscow, capital of Russia, on Jan. 21, 2008. (Xinhua Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
This Day in History Jan 21, 2008
In 1924, Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin died at age 53. In 1997, President Bill Clinton angrily denied reports he had had an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky and then tried to get her to lie about it. (Montana Standard, MT)
Pinkham: Pinkham: Embarrass the Kennedy family? Impossible. Jan 5, 2008
Hugo s muse Vladimir Lenin would be proud. True, as residents of the most energy dependent region in the nation, we all know the high cost of home heating oil. (Malden Observer, MA)
Georgians hope for better life after elections Jan 5, 2008
TBILISI, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- "The government treated us in the same way Vladimir Lenin did capitalists," a World War II veteran in his eighties, speaking on condition of anonymity, says on the snowy eve of an early presidential election in Georgia. Life is not easy in this Caucasus nation, but Georgians from various walks of life feel differently in the mountainous former Soviet republic, as voters will choose a new leader in elections scheduled for Saturday. (Xinhuanet, China)
The Golden Compass Jan 5, 2008
Saturday, January 5, 2008. "A lie,told often, becomes the truth.". (Deccan Herald)
McHuck-a-Smear Jan 3, 2008
Like Vladimir Lenin in the past, it was Huckabees intent to rely on useful idiots in the media to flood the nation with his disingenuous and insulting message ... Like Vladimir Lenin in the past, it was Huckabees intent to rely on useful idiots in the media to flood the nation with his disingenuous and insulting message. (Townhall.com)
* Kyrgyzstan set to name snowy peak after Santa Dec 22, 2007
Mountains here previously have been named after the revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin and former Russian president Boris Yeltsin. The effort started on Wednesday, as three climbers set off to scale the designated peak, which Kyrgyz authorities are facetiously insisting will be Santa's new home. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'Mount Santa' to join Lenin, Yeltsin among Central Asian peaks Dec 20, 2007
Mountains here previously have been named after the revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin and former Russian President Boris Yeltsin ... Several other Kyrgyzstan peaks bear the names of the high and the mighty, including Boris Yelstin and Vladimir Lenin. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Kyrgyzstan to name a mountain for Santa Dec 20, 2007
Other Kyrgyzstan peaks bear the names of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin and former Russian President Boris Yeltsin. 2007 The Associated Press. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Hollywood's 'Useful Idiots' Still Thrive Dec 19, 2007
The ultimate role they play is of Vladimir Lenin s useful idiots -- Westerners naively aiding an ideology opposed to the very freedoms they so freely exercise -- a role he came to greatly appreciate during his ideological struggle with the West. While Communism ultimately lost that ideological war against Western freedom, it remains unclear whether its successor ideology, radical Islam, will incur a similar fate. (Human Events Online)
Country Fast Facts Dec 10, 2007
The Communists under Vladimir LENIN seized power soon a 00004000 fter and formed the USSR. The brutal rule of Iosif STALIN (1928-53) strengthened Communist rule and Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. The Soviet economy and society stagnated in the following decades until General Secretary Mikhail GORBACHEV (1985-91) introduced glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) in an attempt to modernize Communism, but his initiatives inadvertently... (CBS News -- World)
Supporters want Putin to stay in power Dec 6, 2007
Putin's popularity has reached a level unseen since the old Soviet days, when leaders such as Vladimir Lenin enjoyed almost cult-like status. A fan club of youthful followers that calls itself "VV" for the first two initials of Putin's name (Vladimir Vladimirovich) has urged him to stay on as president even though the constitution mandates he leave office after presidential elections in March. (USA Today)
Putin's Landslide Takes Russia Back to the Cold War Dec 5, 2007
Prominent cultural figures, including Oscar-winning film director Nikita Mikhalkov and sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, have published an open letter to Putin, urging him to stay on as a personality cult "national leader." Such a scenario is not unfamiliar to Russians who may recall Joseph Stalin and Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin. Unfortunately, Putin s governing is negatively affecting Russian democracy. (Human Events Online)
Kansas Rules Against Electricity Dec 4, 2007
At this rate, in States around America and in Congress, our economy is going to be wrecked by the environmentalists who, like the former Soviet sympathizers of the last century, were considered useful idiots by Vladimir Lenin. For information on purchasing reprints of this article, contact. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Pope blames atheism for world's worst woes... Dec 1, 2007
He specifically cited Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union, and the "intermediate phase" of dictatorship that Marx saw as necessary in the revolution. "This 'intermediate phase' we know all too well, and we also know how it then developed, not ushering in a perfect world, but leaving behind a trail of appalling destruction," Benedict wrote. (The Drudge Report)
Russians looking to live it up even more as economy glitters Nov 29, 2007
By Jeffrey Stinson, USA TODAY MOSCOW Karl Marx would have had a heart attack, and Vladimir Lenin must have been spinning in his tomb. Last weekend, some 45,000 people here crowded a giant exhibition hall 40 miles northwest of Red Square to ogle and buy jewelry, art, yachts, private helicopters, jets and a Tuscan villa at what is billed as the world's leading luxury display. (USA Today -- Money)
Russia's election -- a tale of two Putins Nov 22, 2007
"All the local bosses are members of United Russia," he said in his office decorated with portraits of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin. "For them, the other parties do not exist. Igor Dyomin, chief spokesman for United Russia's faction in the national parliament, said many senior officials were party members, but that did not translate into votes for the party. "Instead of having a discussion about the specific issues, they (opposition parties) start inventing all sorts of myths. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
* Lenin shall stand, Germans say w@yC Nov 21, 2007
The last major statue of Vladimir Lenin still standing in Germany, Nov. 8, 2007 ... The last major statue of Vladimir Lenin still standing in Germany has been granted a reprieve. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Incredible change in China produces a major wow reaction Nov 20, 2007
Billboard-size portraits of Mao Zedong, Karl Marx, Josef Stalin and Vladimir Lenin adorned the Forbidden City, facing Tiananmen square, and Communist Party slogans appeared everywhere. The Cultural Revolution was drawing to a close, individuality had little place in China. (Florida Times-Union)
Solitary state Nov 19, 2007
Vladimir Lenin, an architect of the Bolshevik Revolution nearly a century ago, stands on a pedestal above a wide square that has an underground luxury shopping mall beneath it. A few blocks down Independence Avenue, a bust captures the face of Felix Dzerzhinsky, a Bolshevik who founded the notorious Cheka secret police and embraced the idea of terrorizing citizens inside the newborn Soviet Union. (Boston Globe)
With Leaders The Name Counts Nov 13, 2007
Also, don t forget about Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Idi Amin, Saddam Hussein, and Osama bin Laden; so you never can tell what kind of a leader a person with the n factor will be. Life Magazine s choice for the Top Ten People Who Influenced the Millennium included 50% n names. (Suite101.com)
90th birthday bash for Bolshevik Revolution Nov 8, 2007
They laid wreaths at the mausoleum of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin and were guests at a party in the evening in the House of Columns, where Soviet dictator Josef Stalin had lain in state. In Soviet times, Nov. 7 was celebrated with grandiose military parades on Red Square and mass rallies. (MSNBC -- International)
Infotainment Nov 7, 2007
Its Our HistoryBrussels: A statue of the founder of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin lying on the floor, is seen at the exhibition Its Our History 50 years of European History at a gallery. afp. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Pakistan shakes off US shackles Nov 6, 2007
Musharraf's move coincides almost to the hour with the thundering speech by President George W Bush at the Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based think-tank, on Thursday in which he blasted the US Congress for failing to take his "war on terror" not seriously enough, and he went on to compare Osama bin Laden to Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin. Addressing his neo-conservative acolytes, Bush came back to his favorite theme that via his "war on terror", he was actually waging a global war for... (Asia Times Online)
Steelers joke, share tales at 75th year gala Nov 5, 2007
At an outdoor mall in Moscow, next to a nesting doll that traced Russian leaders from Vladimir Putin to Vladimir Lenin, he noticed a similar object adorned in the black and gold of the Pittsburgh Steelers. This doll started with Jack Lambert, then inside was Joe Greene, Franco Harris, Terry Bradshaw and Lynn Swann in descending order, each figure smaller than the one preceding it. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
"The Singing Revolution" Celebrates Freedom Nov 2, 2007
In 1947, the Soviets took control of the festival, replacing the traditional music with Soviet propaganda films honoring Vladimir Lenin and Stalin. But composer Gustav Ernesaks pulled a fast one on the communists. (Townhall.com)
Bush Emphasizes Vigilance in War on Terror Speech Nov 2, 2007
org bloggers and Code Pink protesters," Bush said, receiving loud applause from the conservative audience. Bush also called on Americans to do their best not to forget the lessons from the Sept. 11, 2001, attack, saying that the country must listen to its enemies like Usama Bin Laden, who continually promises to attack the United States. He compared Bin Laden to Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin, saying the world paid "a terrible price" for ignoring plans they announced. "Bin Laden and his... (Fox News -- Politics)
13 comments Oct 25, 2007
You mean like Vladimir Lenin and his Bolsheviks; or Czar Nicolas and his imperialism. Or perhaps you simply wish to bury us. (Human Events Online)
Power struggleHow Serbia and Kosovo pin hopes on their big backers Oct 22, 2007
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Power in China still flows from the party Oct 19, 2007
In a nod to the old ideology, officials at the congress unveiled new translations of the works of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Vladimir Lenin. They said scholars had produced 800 new essays on the "practical, ethnical and epochal characteristics of Marxism in the present-day China.". (USA Today -- News)
