All Power to the Soviets All Power to the Soviets
Four days that fascinated the Soviet people.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
After the Wall, a New Socialism? After the Wall, a New Socialism?
"The Party always arrives five minutes after the hour," one critical East Berlin Communist complained bitterly, just as events there were gathering momentum.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Boris the Brief? Boris the Brief?
Forced out of office and deliberately humiliated, Mikhail Gorbachev nevertheless left the historical stage with the dignity of an actor who was aware of the crucial part he had p...
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
The Emperors Are Naked The Emperors Are Naked
The plans painstakingly prepared by the master builders of Maastricht now lie torn to ribbons. The once mighty mark is showing signs of wear under the strain of German reunificat...
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Brightness at Midnight? Brightness at Midnight?
Climatically hot, it is politically a very strange summer on this side of the ocean.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
The Bloody Cul-de-Sac The Bloody Cul-de-Sac
On March 16, 1978, Aldo Moro--a key figure of Italy's ruling Christian Democracy--was captured in Rome in broad daylight by the Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse, hence the initials B.R....
Jan 2, 1998 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer
The Revolution Seen Through a Glass Darkly The Revolution Seen Through a Glass Darkly
A film beginning with a shot of a little boy being beaten for not having learned the Declaration of the Rights of Man by heart, and closing in the overwhelming shadow of the guillo...
Jan 2, 1998 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer
An Optimistic Tragedy? An Optimistic Tragedy?
For years, if they wished to be honest, observers of the Soviet Union had to work like archeologists, digging below the political surface to discover real social changes takin...
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Coup in Algeria Coup in Algeria
CORRECTION: 28 percent of registered voters chose the Islamic Salvation Front. (3/2/92).
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
Yeltsin in Dubious Battle Yeltsin in Dubious Battle
For once Boris Yeltsin was true to his word. He had said in public that August would be the month of "artillery preparations" and September the time of the clash. On September 21...
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer