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Carl Van Vechten, Richard Benson, W.E.B. DuBois, from the portfolio ‘O, Write My Name’: American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1936, printed 1983, photogravure Joseph Stalin was a great man; few other men of the 20th century approach his stature. He was simple, calm and courageous. He seldom lost his poise; pondered his problems slowly, made his decisions

We would like to draw attention to the latest dossier of the International Research Center GDR (Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR (IF DDR)) on the 70th anniversary of the counter-revolutionary coup attempt on 17 June 1953 in the GDR. The dossier contains analyses and important background on the historical events. It therefore disgraces the narrative of a

LEV GUMILEV For the Red Army newspaper, Summer 1945. So, the glory of the world: Not me, but many of my comrades, German culture struck me with its grandiosity. In fact, the paved roads of the Berliner ring, excellent houses with comfortable apartments, an abundance of all means of mechanization, from tractors to pencil sharpening