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Roy Medvedev, Soviet Era Historian and Dissident, Is Dead at 100

February 16, 2026 by sergneri Leave a Comment

His score of books and hundreds of essays documented Stalinist executions, Communist repressions and censorship, and the transition to post-Soviet Russia. Obituary in The New York Times.

Posted in: Faits Divers, History, Obituaries, Politics Tagged: Communism, Communist, Dead, Dissident, Historian, marxist, nonperson, Roy Medvedev, Russia, samizdat, Soviet Era, Writer

CONFESSIONS OF EX-COMMUNIST

May 15, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

County Police Officials Attend CONFESSIONS OF EX-COMMUNIST IN MADERA HEARD AT SEMINAR Confessions of an ex-Communist who “organized” for the party in Madera and Merced counties during the 1930’s were included in a seminar on Communism, its history and its methods which was attended by six Madera County officials during the weekend. The “training course,” … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, History, Politics, Racism Tagged: 1950, Commies, Committee on Un-American Activities, Communism, Madera and Merced counties, Madera Tribune, Norman Minnie

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