Czechoslovakia 1968 and after
The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968 caused the Soviet empire to lose its internal logic even for the communist faithful. Yet today, the naivety of the reform communists of the 1960s serves as a pretext for the cynical dismissal of any vision of a better political system, writes Samuel Abrahám. [ more ]
"Edinburgh Review" tells the Uighurs' side of the story; "Blätter" discusses '68 East and West; "Osteuropa" returns to memory politics in eastern Europe; "Arche" responds to a ban on Belarusian spelling; "Vikerkaar" maps cultural landscape; "Le Monde diplomatique" (Berlin) reports on the battle for online customers; "Springerin" theorizes zombiehood; "Magyar Lettre Internationale" explores photography, politics, and the body; "Akadeemia" evaluates laws on stem cell technology; and "Merkur" gets to the imaginary heart of fundamentalism.
is a historian and author (with Benjamin Stora) of La Guerre d'Algérie. 1954-2004, la fin de l'amnésie", Paris: Laffont 2004.
Winners' and losers' asynchronous memories
On perceptions of the war in France and Algeria: "What we need today is a better understanding of our past -- but the power of old myths and new interests must not be underestimated." [more]
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