In February 1956, Khrushchev delivered his famous secret speech at the congress of the Communist Party, in which he criticized Stalin for his abuses and cult of personality. It was a surprise not only for the delegates to the congress, but for the whole world. Aurel Popescu was at that time a “living space” inspectorContinue reading “Politically (In)correct”
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Shaky Loyalty
I picked up this story from an Audible course, “The Fall and Rise of China.” In the 60s, somewhere in a remote Chinese village, there was a young man who came from a middle-class family. His “origin” was thus not a good one (“good” meant coming from a poor peasant family), therefore he had littleContinue reading “Shaky Loyalty”