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The Red Army in Vienna

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Mike

A friend who recently traveled to Vienna, Austria sent me some photos he took of the city’s monuments to the Red Army. The main monument (depicted in the bottom two photos) is the Heldendenkmal der Roten Armee, which serves as a … Continue reading →

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Ephemera as art and history

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Mike

Here’s a recent acquisition for my collection of interesting ephemera. I scored it from an online seller and although I didn’t know much about it when I purchased the item, I have learned a bit through some research. On the … Continue reading →

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Scholarly scribbles: “Capital: Volume One”

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Mike

I recently decided to undertake a serious and close study of Marx’s Capital (vol. I), using a few additional texts and David Harvey’s acclaimed online course to supplement my reading. Although I already had a few copies of the book … Continue reading →

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“Quotations From Chairman Mao,” the word cloud edition

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Mike

Below is a “word cloud” I created using the full text of the Second Edition of Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-tung, excluding chapter titles and citations. Click on the image to view a much larger version of this picture.

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