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Security is now the big topic at CCP party congress

This linked graph shows that the economy is no longer the most covered topic in CCP party congress. Security has taken over.

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What impact do revolutions have on long-term wealth disparity?

This study explores the impacts of the Chinese Communist Revolution on wealth disparity. While it did equalise wealth in the short term, in the long term, the same families who were on top before the revolution ended up on top again.

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Publications of the DPRK

This website contains translated books, magazines, and other publications from North Korea — an interesting resource for anyone morbidly interested in DPRK propaganda.

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Christopher Hitchens in North Korea

Great read from Hitchens storying his trip to North Korea.

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The Shortest History of the Soviet Union by Sheila Fitzpatrick

This book delivers exactly what it promises — a condensed overview of Soviet history.

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Darmon Richter on smoking weed in North Korea

Richter explains how he ended up getting stoned with an officer from the DPRK’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs — unexpected tale from beyond the DMZ.

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Did communism smash the patriarchy?

It seems that in places where religion and government was the biggest obstacle for feminism, communism had a massively positive impact. However, in places where the biggest obstacle was prejudice or culture, it did very little to help. In fact, it may have supressed feminist movements that would’ve otherwise taken off.

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