The communist and Soviet heritage is a significant part of the historical and cultural heritage in Eastern Europe. It has shaped the unique landscape of many cities and has a significant impact on the ...

The course will examine the rise, survival and collapse of the Soviet Communist ideology and Communist regimes based in Russia and Eastern Europe during the period 1917-1990. The course will also deal ...

Albania, located in the Balkans, became communist after World War II but was able to maintain its independence from the ...

Stalin feared that Eastern Europe could be the doorway for an attack on the USSR by the West. Romania 1945 In the 1945 elections, a communist-led coalition government was elected. The communists ...

For nearly half a century Albania experienced a brand of communism unknown to the rest of Eastern Europe. A fateful blend of isolationism and dictatorship kept this tiny Balkan country the poorest ...

After World War Two a Cold War developed between the capitalist Western countries and the Communist countries of the Eastern Bloc. Soviet leader Joseph Stalin wanted a buffer zone of friendly ...

Radziszewski’s show at Edinburgh Art Festival centres ... LGBTQ+ magazines in Central and Eastern Europe, founded by activist ...

The course will examine the rise, survival and collapse of the Soviet Communist ideology and Communist regimes based in Russia and Eastern Europe during the period 1917-1990. The course will also deal ...