Erik Seligman and Manuel Castaneda http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Welcome to Stories of Communism, a podcast for people of all ages where we explore the realities of life under Communism, as described in the memoirs, stories, and novels created by those suffering under this system over the past century. (Feedback email erik@storiesofcommunism.com). An exploration of life under Communism, as told by those who lived through it. Welcome to Stories of Communism, a podcast for people of all ages where we explore the realities of life under Communism, as described in the memoirs, stories, and novels created by those suffering under this system over the past century. (Feedback email erik@storiesofcommunism.com). en-us erik@storiesofcommunism.com erik@storiesofcommunism.com (Erik Seligman) (c) 2018-2020 Erik Seligman no Erik Seligman erik@storiesofcommunism.com http://www.erikseligman.com/soc/soc_new_logo.jpghttp://www.storiesofcommunism.com Stories of Communism History Sun, 25 Feb 2018 07:55:58 -0800 Sun, 25 Feb 2018 07:55:58 -0800 Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We discuss our favorite stories from past epsiodes. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We discuss our favorite stories from past episodes. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 05 Apr 2024 07:55:58 -0800 History no 00:47:10 communism,socialism,capitalism,ussr,korea,cuba,alcott,romania http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We discuss Anhua Gao's chronicle of living through China's Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, and her surprise arrest during the "reform" era. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We discuss Anhua Gao's chronicle of living through China's Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, and her surprise arrest during the "reform" era. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sat, 04 Nov 2023 07:55:58 -0800 History no 00:32:38 communism,socialism,capitalism,china,mao,gao http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Nelson Rodriguez Chartrand's book is now available in English, order on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Promises-Reflections-Cuban-Exile-ebook/dp/B0CG11SYWK . (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Nelson Rodriguez Chartrand's book is now available in English, order on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Promises-Reflections-Cuban-Exile-ebook/dp/B0CG11SYWK . (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Mon, 21 Aug 2023 07:55:58 -0800 History no 00:00:27 communism,socialism,capitalism,castro,cuba http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Nelson Rodriguez Chartrand reveals the many promises broken by the Cuban revolution. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Nelson Rodriguez Chartrand reveals the many promises broken by the Cuban revolution. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Mon, 24 Apr 2023 07:55:58 -0800 History no 00:30:04 communism,socialism,capitalism,castro,cuba http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We discuss the strange and terrifying upbringing of Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We discuss the strange and terrifying upbringing of Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Tue, 31 Jan 2023 07:55:58 -0800 History no 00:34:09 communism,socialism,capitalism,ussr,stalin http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We discuss Vladimir Tsesis's memoir "Communist Daze", recalling his early years as a doctor in the Soviet Union. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We discuss Vladimir Tsesis's memoir "Communist Daze", recalling his early years as a doctor in the Soviet Union. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Fri, 30 Sep 2022 07:55:58 -0800 History no 00:27:26 communism,socialism,capitalism,ussr,soviet,tsesis,healthcare http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We discuss Alexander Zinoviev's satire of Soviet intellecutal life in "The Yawning Heights". (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We discuss Alexander Zinoviev's satire of Soviet intellecutal life in "The Yawning Heights". (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:55:58 -0800 History no 00:32:44 communism,socialism,capitalism,ussr,soviet,zinoviev http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Immigrant Joe Czismazia shares his story of escape from Communist Hungary in 1956. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Immigrant Joe Czismazia shares his story of escape from Communist Hungary in 1956. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Mon, 30 May 2022 07:55:58 -0800 History no 00:45:57 communism,socialism,capitalism,hungary,czismazia,suto http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We discuss Eugene Yelchin's historical novel "Breaking Stalin's Nose", one of the few books in this genre aimed at young readers. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We discuss Eugene Yelchin's historical novel "Breaking Stalin's Nose", one of the few books in this genre aimed at young readers. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:25:31 communism,socialism,capitalism,yelchin,stalin,ussr http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Romanian immigrant Gyuszi Suto, author of "I Tried", shares more amusing stories, and reflects on the lessons of his Communist Romanian upbringing. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Romanian immigrant Gyuszi Suto, author of "I Tried", shares more amusing stories, and reflects on the lessons of his Communist Romanian upbringing. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Mon, 31 Jan 2022 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:37:42 communism,socialism,capitalism,suto,ceausescu,romania http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We discuss the memoir "I Tried", by Romanian immigrant Gyuszi Suto, a collection of lighthearted anecdotes about his early life in the final decades of Ceausescu's reign. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We discuss the memoir "I Tried", by Romanian immigrant Gyuszi Suto, a collection of lighthearted anecdotes about his early life in the final decades of Ceausescu's reign. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 26 Dec 2021 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:27:22 communism,socialism,capitalism,suto,ceausescu,romania http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com The strange story of the socialist commune where author Louisa May Alcott spent part of her childhood. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) The strange story of the socialist commune where author Louisa May Alcott spent part of her childhood. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 31 Oct 2021 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:23:44 communism,socialism,capitalism,alcott,fruitlands http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We catch up with Nelson Rodriguez Chartrand, the Cuban lawyer who tried to teach free market economics in his home country, and ended up having to flee to Brazil. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We catch up with Nelson Rodriguez Chartrand, the Cuban lawyer who tried to teach free market economics in his home country, and ended up having to flee to Brazil. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:28:20 communism,socialism,capitalism,china,cuba,castro,chartrand http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We hear from Chinese dissident Jennifer Zeng and 2010 Nobel Prize nominee David Kilgour about the terrifying procedures used to supply organs to Chinese hospitals. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We hear from Chinese dissident Jennifer Zeng and 2010 Nobel Prize nominee David Kilgour about the terrifying procedures used to supply organs to Chinese hospitals. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Fri, 20 Aug 2021 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:44:06 communism,socialism,capitalism,china,transplants,organs,zeng,kilgour http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Discussing Slavonia Draculic's “A Guided Tour Through the Museum of Communism: Fables from a Mouse, a Parrot, a Bear, a Cat, a Mole, a Pig, a Dog, and a Raven”. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Discussing Slavonia Draculic's “A Guided Tour Through the Museum of Communism: Fables from a Mouse, a Parrot, a Bear, a Cat, a Mole, a Pig, a Dog, and a Raven”. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 11 July 2021 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:23:03 communism,socialism,capitalism,bulgaria,romania,berlin http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We interview Nora Clinton about her memoir "Quarantine Reflections Across Two Worlds", discussing her early life in Communist Bulgaria and her later experiences in the US. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We interview Nora Clinton about her memoir "Quarantine Reflections Across Two Worlds", discussing her early life in Communist Bulgaria and her later experiences in the US. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:26:32 communism,socialism,capitalism,bulgaria,chernobyl http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We continue our discussion of modern Venezuela, looking at Raul Gallegos's book "Crude Nation". (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We continue our discussion of modern Venezuela, looking at Raul Gallegos's book "Crude Nation". (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sat, 27 Feb 2021 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:28:24 communism,socialism,capitalism,cuba,venezuela,chavez,maduro http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Interview with two recent Venezuelan refugees about the last few decades of changes in their country. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Interview with two recent Venezuelan refugees about the last few decades of changes in their country. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:37:07 communism,socialism,capitalism,cuba,venezuela,chavez,maduro http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We discuss author Vladimir Voinovich's comical (but real) attempts to upgrade his apartment in 1970s Moscow, as he describes it in "The Ivankiad". (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We discuss author Vladimir Voinovich's comical (but real) attempts to upgrade his apartment in 1970s Moscow, as he describes it in "The Ivankiad". (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Thu, 31 Dec 2020 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:23:02 communism,socialism,capitalism,ussr,voinovich,ivankiad http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Following up on the last episode, we interview Teodor Flonta, still happily married to Ariella 50 years after the cross-iron-curtain romance described in his memoir "Paper Rings". (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Following up on the last episode, we interview Teodor Flonta, still happily married to Ariella 50 years after the cross-iron-curtain romance described in his memoir "Paper Rings". (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sat, 31 Oct 2020 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:39:57 communism,socialism,capitalism,flonta,romania http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We discuss Teodor Flonta's memoir "Paper Rings", telling the story of his cross-Iron-Curtain romance in the late 1960s and early 1970s. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We discuss Teodor Flonta's memoir "Paper Rings", telling the story of his cross-Iron-Curtain romance in the late 1960s and early 1970s. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sat, 31 Oct 2020 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:22:39 communism,socialism,capitalism,flonta,romania http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We interview Sergey Grechishkin, following up on his memoir "Everything Is Normal" that we discussed in the last episode. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We interview Sergey Grechishkin, following up on his memoir "Everything Is Normal" that we discussed in the last episode. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 23 Aug 2020 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:29:42 communism,socialism,capitalism,grechishkin,ussr http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Sergey Grechishkin's memoir "Everything Is Normal" reveals the USSR's pervasive lack of everyday items we take for granted in the West, and the odd human behavior that results. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Sergey Grechishkin's memoir "Everything Is Normal" reveals the USSR's pervasive lack of everyday items we take for granted in the West, and the odd human behavior that results. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 26 Jul 2020 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:37:41 communism,socialism,capitalism,grechishkin,ussr http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We interview Klara Sever about her experiences as Slovakia transitioned from Nazi to Communist rule. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We interview Klara Sever about her experiences as Slovakia transitioned from Nazi to Communist rule. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 21 Jun 2020 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:30:03 communism,socialism,capitalism,sever,czechoslovakia,slovakia,holocaust http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We discuss a memoir of communism among early American settlers, and its relevance to today's political discussions. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We discuss a memoir of communism among early American settlers, and its relevance to today's political discussions. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sat, 30 May 2020 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:19:42 communism,socialism,capitalism,bradford,puritans,plymouth http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We interview successful Bulgarian actress Lilia Slavova, who fled to the west in the 1980s and eventually settled in the U.S. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We interview successful Bulgarian actress Lilia Slavova, who fled to the west in the 1980s and eventually settled in the U.S. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 12 Apr 2020 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:32:03 communism,socialism,capitalism,bulgaria,slavova http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We discuss the memoir of Thomas Sgovio, who emigrated from the US to the Soviet Union and spent 16 years in Stalin's labor camps. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We discuss the memoir of Thomas Sgovio, who emigrated from the US to the Soviet Union and spent 16 years in Stalin's labor camps. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sat, 28 Mar 2020 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:24:12 communism,socialism,capitalism,ussr,gulag,stalin,sgovio http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Interview with Jennifer Zeng, who describes her persecution and torture by the Chinese government for practicing Falun Gong. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Interview with Jennifer Zeng, who describes her persecution and torture by the Chinese government for practicing Falun Gong. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 16 Feb 2020 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:36:01 communism,socialism,capitalism,china,zeng,falun gong,laogai http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We discuss the memoir of famous Jewish dissident Arkady Polishchuk, an activist in the USSR in the 1970s. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We discuss the memoir of famous Jewish dissident Arkady Polishchuk, an activist in the USSR in the 1970s. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:22:49 communism,socialism,capitalism,ussr,refuseniks,polishchuk http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com An interview with Zilvinas Silenas, who grew up in Communist Lithuania but is now president of the Foundation for Economic Education. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) An interview with Zilvinas Silenas, who grew up in Communist Lithuania but is now president of the Foundation for Economic Education. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:31:58 communism,socialism,capitalism,ussr,lithuania,chernobyl http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We discuss Nien Cheng's failed attempts to figure out the rules and navigate the Cultural Revolution in Mao's China. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We discuss Nien Cheng's failed attempts to figure out the rules and navigate the Cultural Revolution in Mao's China. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 17 Nov 2019 17:55:58 -0800 History no 00:27:28 communism,socialism,capitalism,china,mao,liu shao-chi,nien cheng http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We discuss Vladimir Bukovsky's memoir of his struggles to preserve and expose the Soviet Union's history of oppression and human rights abuses, as preserved in their own archives. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We discuss Vladimir Bukovsky's memoir of his struggles to preserve and expose the Soviet Union's history of oppression and human rights abuses, as preserved in their own archives. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 22 Sep 2019 17:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:22:28 communism,socialism,capitalism,ussr,brezhnev,gorbachev,bukovsky,yeltsin http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We learn the truth about Che Guevara from some of his victims, as collected in Humberto Fontova's "Exposing the Real Che Guevara". (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We learn the truth about Che Guevara from some of his victims, as collected in Humberto Fontova's "Exposing the Real Che Guevara". (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 28 Jul 2019 17:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:19:11 communism,socialism,capitalism,cuba,che,guevara,castro,fontova http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We discuss Vladimir Voinovich's hilarious satire of Stalin worship, "Monumental Propaganda". (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We discuss Vladimir Voinovich's hilarious satire of Stalin worship, "Monumental Propaganda". (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 07 Jul 2019 17:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:24:58 communism,socialism,capitalism,north korea,kim jong-il,soviet union,russia,stalin,voinovich http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com How one of North Korea's leading propagandists learned the truth about his leaders. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) How one of North Korea's leading propagandists learned the truth about his leaders. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Mon, 27 May 2019 17:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:19:09 communism,socialism,capitalism,north korea,kim jong-il http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Discussing a Peace Corps volunteer's experiences in China in the 2000s. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Discussing a Peace Corps volunteer's experiences in China in the 2000s. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Wed, 26 Mar 2019 17:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:20:23 communism,socialism,capitalism,china,mao,guanxi http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Interview with Wojtek Lisicki, a local leader in the Polish Solidarity movement of the early 1980s. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Interview with Wojtek Lisicki, a local leader in the Polish Solidarity movement of the early 1980s. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sat, 02 Feb 2019 07:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:31:48 communism,socialism,capitalism,poland,solidarity,walesa http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Learn how Chhalith Ou survived four terrifying years as a teenager under Khmer Rouge rule in 1970s Cambodia. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Learn how Chhalith Ou survived four terrifying years as a teenager under Khmer Rouge rule in 1970s Cambodia. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 30 Dec 2018 07:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:20:07 communism,socialism,capitalism,cambodia,pol pot,khmer rouge http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We discuss the amusing stories of Mikhail Zoschchenko, the Seinfeld of 1920s Russia. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We discuss the amusing stories of Mikhail Zoschchenko, the Seinfeld of 1920s Russia. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sat, 24 Nov 2018 07:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:18:09 communism,socialism,capitalism,ussr,stalin http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com An interview with Nelson Rodriguez Chartrand, a cuban dissident who was forced into exile in Brazil after teaching ideas of freedom and capitalism to his neighbors. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) An interview with Nelson Rodriguez Chartrand, a cuban dissident who was forced into exile in Brazil after teaching ideas of freedom and capitalism to his neighbors. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 14 Oct 2018 07:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:34:36 communism,socialism,capitalism,cuba,castro,moore http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com An interview with a couple of Cuban immigrants, who grew up under Communism but now live in the U.S. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) An interview with a couple of Cuban immigrants, who grew up under Communism but now live in the U.S. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sat, 29 Sep 2018 07:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:41:29 communism,socialism,capitalism,cuba,castro,moore http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Did you know that George Orwell's classic novels were partially influenced by his real-life experiences under Communist rule in revolutionary Spain? (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Did you know that George Orwell's classic novels were partially influenced by his real-life experiences under Communist rule in revolutionary Spain? (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sat, 18 Aug 2018 07:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:18:13 communism,socialism,capitalism,spain,franco,orwell http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com We interview Jesus Arzola Vega, who is making a film about the small but growing capitalist movement in modern Cuba. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) We interview Jesus Arzola Vega, who is making a film about the small but growing capitalist movement in modern Cuba. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 15 Jul 2018 07:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:31:46 communism,socialism,capitalism,cuba,castro http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Discussing Stanislaw Lem's hilarious sci-fi allegory "The Eleventh Voyage", about a visit to a planet ruled by Communist-like robots. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Discussing Stanislaw Lem's hilarious sci-fi allegory "The Eleventh Voyage", about a visit to a planet ruled by Communist-like robots. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 28 May 2018 07:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:14:06 communism,socialism,capitalism,poland,lem http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Exploring Iris M. Diaz's memoir of living through Cuba's Communist revolution. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Exploring Iris M. Diaz's memoir of living through Cuba's Communist revolution. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 21 Apr 2018 07:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:13:19 communism,socialism,capitalism,cuba,castro http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com The story of author Maxim Gorky's visit to the Gulag, which began as comedy but ended in tragedy. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) The story of author Maxim Gorky's visit to the Gulag, which began as comedy but ended in tragedy. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 25 Mar 2018 07:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:11:17 communism,socialism,capitalism,ussr,russia,china,korea,gorky http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com How Dostoyevsky predicted the worst abuses of Communism-- half a century before the Russian Revolution. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) How Dostoyevsky predicted the worst abuses of Communism-- half a century before the Russian Revolution. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 25 Feb 2018 07:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:14:08 communism,socialism,capitalism,ussr,russia,china,korea,dostoyevsky http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com The strange, amazing life of Sidney Rittenberg, an American who became part of Mao's Communist Revolution. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) The strange, amazing life of Sidney Rittenberg, an American who became part of Mao's Communist Revolution. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 25 Feb 2018 07:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:13:24 communism,socialism,capitalism,china,mao http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Surprising humor found in underground "samizdat" literature. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Surprising humor found in underground "samizdat" literature. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) erik@storiesofcommunism.com Sun, 25 Feb 2018 07:55:58 -0800 Society & Culture no 00:09:12 communism,socialism,capitalism,ussr,russia,china,korea http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Erik Seligman http://www.storiesofcommunism.com Exploring the system of mass slavery experienced by Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn in the USSR. (Send feedback to erik@storiesofcommunism.com) Exploring the system of mass slavery experienced by Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn in the USSR. 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