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Stalin’s Library by Geoffrey Roberts – a resumé and review – Part 4

10Aug

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Stalin’s Library by Geoffrey Roberts – a resumé and review – Part 4

Posted by: John Phoenix Roberts calculates that the size of Stalin’s library at some 25,000 books, pamphlets and periodicals. In Stalin’s collection, “Apart from the works of Marx, Engels, Kautsky and Luxemburg, there are few foreign translations in Stalin’s collection. Notable exceptions include Russian translations of Winston Churchill’s book about the First World War, ‘The World Crisis’; three books by the German revisionist social democrat Eduard Bernstein; two books by Keynes, including ‘The economic consequences of the peace’; Jean Jaurès’s ‘History of the great French revolution’; Tomáš Masaryk’s ‘World revolution’; the German economist Karl Wilhelm Bucher’s ‘Work and rhythm’; an early work by Karl Wittfogel on the ‘awakening’ of China; John Hobson’s ‘Imperialis...

World’s largest offshore wind monopoly reports record crash

10Aug

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Europe, Russia, USA, World

World’s largest offshore wind monopoly reports record crash

Posted by: John Phoenix Is the green stock market bubble starting to burst? Ørsted, the Danish company which controls 25% of the global offshore wind market share, reported a record loss of 30% of its share value in early August 2025. The company said it was negatively affected by US market ‘adversity’. US capital exacts energy market share from EU sidekicks The crash was precipitated by the US decision to halt all offshore wind leases, in order to support US oil and gas monopolies. The move means that Ørsted’s assets in the US are not only useless, but also unsellable. The stocks of other European energy monopolies have also been negatively affected since the US policy was announced, while US energy monopolies benefited. The US is not a major global player in wind ...

The West prepares the European theatre for World War 3

10Aug

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Europe, Russia, USA

The West prepares the European theatre for World War 3

Posted by: John Phoenix The failure of Western military technology to produce the weaponry necessary for Nato to prevail in Ukraine and for the Israeli puppet to prevail against Iran has caused great alarm to the imperialist warmongers, led by the US but with active complicity of the European ruling classes. This alarm was, for instance, eloquently expressed by General James E Rainey, a US 4-star general, who warned that the way wars were fought was changing at “hyperspeed” and America was failing to keep up. “Conceding that Russia is ‘ahead of us on UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles] right now’, Rainey told The [New York] Times…’There’s technology that we absolutely know we need the next time we go to war, indisputably — to counter UAS [unmanned aircra...

It’s cold in Alaska – Zelensky’s invite gets lost in the post

10Aug

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Russia, Ukraine, USA

It’s cold in Alaska – Zelensky’s invite gets lost in the post

Posted by: John Phoenix The worst outcome that ‘president’ Zelensky and his camp followers in Britain, France, Germany and Poland have most feared in the latest talks aimed at ending the proxy war unfolding in Ukraine, the one scenario that has plagued this gentry in every waking moment and poisoned their dreams every night, has just happened. It is now official: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met in Alaska for talks, and Volodymr Zelensky was emphatically not invited. Putin was able to negotiate with the organ grinder, not the monkey. Zelensky’s greatest fear, that Trump might ‘make a deal’ behind his back, is being fully realised. As we go to press, Zelensky was on his way to the White House perhaps having at last got it into his thick skull that the West is running short of...

Stalin’s Library by Geoffrey Roberts – a resumé and review – Part 3

3Aug

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Russia

Stalin’s Library by Geoffrey Roberts – a resumé and review – Part 3

Posted by: John Phoenix The Bolsheviks put a huge premium on education and spreading knowledge among the population. By 1928, the number of books published in the USSR surpassed the Tsarist peak of 34,000 titles, which was second to Germany’s. That same year, the Soviet Union printed 270 million copies of books – more than double the rate of Tsarist times. In addition to his own vast collection, Stalin liked to borrow books from other libraries, both personal and institutional – a favourite source being the Lenin Library. Death of Stalin’s wife There is a lot of gossip about Stalin’s family life, but “By all accounts the 1920s were a fairly happy time for the Stalin family”, but the family idyll ended abruptly when Nadezhda (‘Nadya’) Alli-luyeva died i...

Zelensky Openly Calls for Regime Change in Russia

1Aug

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Russia, Ukraine

Zelensky Openly Calls for Regime Change in Russia

Posted by: John Phoenix Regime change in Moscow is a long-standing Western ambition, but Putin’s massive popular support makes it impossible. The illegitimate Ukrainian government is making increasingly bold statements—now openly calling for regime change in Russia. Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that changing the political system in Moscow is the best way to stop so-called “Russian aggression” and has publicly called on Western partners to push for an end to the current Russian administration. Zelensky’s comments came during a conference marking the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Accords. He said it is vital that Russia be pressured internationally not only to withdraw its troops from Ukraine, but also to prevent Moscow from deciding to “invade” othe...

Destroy Russia. Fail? No Problem: Let’s Destroy China!

5Jul

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China, Russia, USA

Destroy Russia. Fail? No Problem: Let’s Destroy China!

By: Pepe Escobar Never underestimate the incoming tsunami of disruptive “analysis” and predictive programming already embedded in the Hybrid War on China – and the larger war on BRICS. Never underestimate the incoming tsunami of disruptive “analysis” and predictive programming already embedded in the Hybrid War on China – and the larger war on BRICS. Cue to the latest 128-page report by the Hudson Institute in D.C. titled oh so prophetically, China After Communism: Preparing for a Post-CCP China. You are fully entitled to react in a “Knights Who Say ‘Ni!’” Monty Pythonish way when confronting this inane absurdity. But make no mistake, they take it very seriously. US Think Tankland is a master of telegraphing regime change dreams and existential fears years in advance...

4Jul

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Russia, Ukraine

A Chance for Peace

By: Israel Shamir Russia has found itself in the difficult position of Thor. The Nordic god Thor, in the Castle of Utgaard, was requested to drink up a great horn filled with mead. He drank and he drank but he could not empty the horn – it turned out that it was connected to the sea. Likewise, Putin was pushed into a fight with Russia’s sister republic of Ukraine, but he promptly discovered that the Ukraine is connected to all the armies and industries of the united West. Mind you, the Ukraine alone was quite formidable, with its 50 million inhabitants and heavy industry. The military might of the whole Soviet Union was largely concentrated into the westernmost part of the country. Against the endless support of the NATO bloc, Russia quickly found itself in dire straits. Putin res...

Russia and Ukraine agree on leaders’ summit – Turkish FM

4Jul

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Russia, Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine agree on leaders’ summit – Turkish FM

Posted by: John Phoenix The third round of peace talks in Istanbul has been a meaningful step forward, according to Hakan Fidan Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan © Sputnik/Sergey Guneev Moscow and Kiev have agreed for Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. His remarks came shortly after the latest round of bilateral negotiations facilitated by Ankara. The third round of direct peace talks took place on Wednesday in Istanbul. While no ceasefire was reached, the parties made some progress on humanitarian issues, including agreements on the further exchange of prisoners of war and civilians. “During the meeting, leaders discussed the conditions under which they might ...

Stalin’s Library by Geoffrey Roberts – a resumé and review – Part 2

2Apr

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Literature, Russia

Stalin’s Library by Geoffrey Roberts – a resumé and review – Part 2

Posted by: John Phoenix We continue Harpal Brar’s review of Geoffrey Roberts’ book on Stalin’s library, as Harpal had completed it in full before he died in January this year after only one instalment had been published (in the January/February issue). Space did not allow for continuation in the March/April issue, but we are now delighted to be able to continue the serialisation of this interesting work which will run to several parts. Stalin at work while in exile As he spent several years in exile, and opportunities for political activity were limited, it provided him with plenty of time for study. He spent much time in local libraries. In February 1912 he disappeared from his lodgings in Vologda (northern Russia), leaving behind his books on a variety of...