The Great Purge was a period in the history of the Soviet Union where Stalin eliminated the majority of the "Old Bolsheviks" and the leadership of the Red Army. This was done through three show trials ...

According to Golfo Alexopoulos and new evidence, the essential purpose of the Gulags was violent human exploitation. The system of exploitation during Stalin’s years was unchanging, punitive, and ...

On February 25, 1956, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev delivered what would become known as the “Secret Speech.” This ...

March 5 marks significant historical events, including the Boston Massacre in 1770, which fueled the American Revolution.

A serious development on the left is the rehabilitation of Joseph Stalin. A systematic left-wing critique of the new wave of Stalinist revisionism has been missing, until now.

China's military is experiencing weakness in its command structure as President Xi Jinping continues rolling purges that have removed dozens of top generals and hundreds of lower-ranking officers, but ...

HONG KONG — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s purges of senior military officials run far deeper than previously thought, researchers say, threatening the effectiveness of his People’s Liberation Army.

(CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has taken his purge of the country’s military to the very top, targeting his highest-ranked general in a stunning move last month. But Xi’s shake-up cuts across a ...