Monthly Archives: August 2012

On building the polemic, continued

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Mike

While reviewing one of Marx’s seminal works, The Civil War in France, I was reminded of his exceptional skill in in the art of polemical critique as I read his assessment of French “statesman” Louis Adolphe Thiers: A master in … Continue reading →

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Soviet photo

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Mike

Note: Transcription and translation added 8 Aug. 2012 Here’s a Soviet-era photo I recently acquired from someone in the former Lithuanian SSR: The banner reads: “For our Soviet Motherland.” Here’s the inscription on the back: The following transcription and translation … Continue reading →

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