{"id":12,"date":"2014-08-14T15:40:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T19:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/communist-dream-2014\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2015-02-19T20:44:59","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T00:44:59","slug":"page-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communist-dream-2014\/page-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Agony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The communist dream inspired its believers with visions of human emancipation. Yet in nearly every case, from the Soviet Union to China, Hungary, North Korea, and East Germany, it led to the formation of dictatorships that deprived their populations of the most elemental characteristics of human life. \u00a0It also led to the destruction of lives and the deaths of millions of people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>15. \u00a0Wednesday, October 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Roots of Terror: \u00a0Part 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discussion: \u00a0The Authoritarian Personality<\/p>\n<p>We will meet at the Nanovic Institute to see a film about Obedience.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Selection from Milovan Djilas,\u00a0<em>Conversations with Stalin<\/em> \u00a0(Handout) \u00a0READ<\/li>\n<li>Selection from Li Zhisui, <em>The Private Life of Chairman Mao \u00a0<\/em>(Handout) READ<\/li>\n<li>Do you know anyone who has a \u201cNarcissistic Personality Disorder\u201d? \u00a0<a style=\"color: #185e15\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Narcissistic_personality_disorder\">PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In class video: \u00a0\u201cObedience\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>MID-SEMESTER BREAK: \u00a0October 18 &#8211; October 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>16. \u00a0Monday, October 27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Roots of Stalinist Terror: \u00a0Part 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Film: \u00a0\u201cThe Inner Circle\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We will meet at the Nanovic Institute during class time to see the first half of the film. \u00a0We will then meet at the Institute later to see the rest of the film. \u00a0Pizza on me!<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n17. Wednesday, October 29<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Roots of Terror: \u00a0Part 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Discussion<\/em>: \u00a0For today\u2019s meeting, our goal is dissect Koestler\u2019s protagonist, Rubashev. \u00a0What is Rubashev like? \u00a0What drives him? Is he a nice person?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arthur Koestler,\u00a0<em>Darkness at Noon<\/em>: \u00a0Read at least the first half of the book, if not more.<\/li>\n<li>Rosenberg and Young,\u00a0<em>Transforming Russia and China<\/em>, pp. 120-124, 147-156, 210-219.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n18. \u00a0Monday, November 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Roots of Terror: \u00a0Part 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arthur Koestler,\u00a0<em>Darkness at Noon<\/em>: \u00a0Complete the book, if you have not already done so<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n19. \u00a0Wednesday, November 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Roots of Terror: \u00a0Part 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Discussion<\/em>: \u00a0We examine one of\u00a0the greatest human disasters of the twentieth century: \u00a0Mao Zedong&#8217;s Great Leap Forward.<\/p>\n<p>Please be prepared to discuss different explanations for this tragedy. \u00a0I can see at least 5 contending explanations in our reading, maybe more.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yang Jisheng,\u00a0<em>Tombstone<\/em>\u00a0(selections), a handout: \u00a0READ<\/li>\n<li>Rosenberg and Young,\u00a0<em>Transforming Russia and China<\/em>, pp. 244-251, 258-266.<\/li>\n<li>VIDEO: \u00a0\u201cGreat Leap Forward Summary\u201d: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hlbB3cmgPmo\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Additional Reading<\/em>: \u00a0In focusing on the Great Leap Forward, I have had to make the hard decision not to cover Mao&#8217;s Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, an equally devastating period in modern Chinese history. \u00a0Alas, there is too little time in the semester. \u00a0Please read the following pages. Among many things, they are important for understanding Chinese politics in the 1970s and 1980s:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rosenberg and Young,\u00a0<em>Transforming Russia and China<\/em>, pp. 296-312.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>20. Monday, November 10<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Second Great Debate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">&#8220;Gletkin is the inevitable result of the\u00a0<em>Communist Manifesto!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Your Second Essay Assignment is\u00a0HERE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u00a0The scourge of collectivization in the Soviet Union, 1929-1933<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #185e15\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/dream-of-communism\/files\/2013\/12\/statetookgrain1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-256 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/dream-of-communism\/files\/2013\/12\/statetookgrain1.jpg\" alt=\"statetookgrain\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>NOTE<\/b>:\u00a0\u00a0<i>Please turn off and do not use your technology during class.\u00a0 This includes electronic devices of any kind, such as laptops, NSA decoders, \u00a0i-Pads, cell phones, Kindles, video cameras, video games, or other personal digital devices.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The communist dream inspired its believers with visions of human emancipation. 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