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19: Oligarchies in Russia and Ukraine

The Making of Modern Ukraine

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Poland and the Solidarity Movement in Poland

In the 70s and 80s, communism seemed like it could go on forever. The version of communism that was going on in Poland offers a kind of exception. Solidarity is possible because Polish workers above all, right? Who gets left out of the story of the revolution? The workers. There was only one working-class revolution ever, and it was in Poland. And we're very happy to talk about it. You can guess which one.

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