{"id":549,"date":"2023-09-16T22:47:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T02:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/?page_id=549"},"modified":"2023-10-31T16:54:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T20:54:35","slug":"leninism-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/leninism-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Images III: Leninism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-551\" style=\"width: 475px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-551\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/Building-Berlin-Wall-1024x575-1-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/Building-Berlin-Wall-1024x575-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/Building-Berlin-Wall-1024x575-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/Building-Berlin-Wall-1024x575-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 85vw, 475px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">August 13, 1961: The Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-555\" style=\"width: 463px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-555\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/Potsdamerplatz-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/Potsdamerplatz-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/Potsdamerplatz-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/Potsdamerplatz.jpg 966w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 85vw, 463px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Potsdamerplatz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-554\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-554\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/Checkpoint-Charlie-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/Checkpoint-Charlie-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/Checkpoint-Charlie.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Checkpoint Charlie&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-556\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-556\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/BGate_edited-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/BGate_edited-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/BGate_edited-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/BGate_edited.jpg 909w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 85vw, 460px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brandenberg Gate (from the East)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-553\" style=\"width: 486px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-553\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/Grenze-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/Grenze-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/Grenze-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/Grenze.jpg 1002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 85vw, 486px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Wall (in the East)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-557\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/MARX-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/MARX-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/09\/MARX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 85vw, 496px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-629\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Russian-Peasants-768x559-1-1-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Russian-Peasants-768x559-1-1-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Russian-Peasants-768x559-1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 85vw, 543px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-627\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Peter-the-Great-Statue-768x511-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"527\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Peter-the-Great-Statue-768x511-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Peter-the-Great-Statue-768x511-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 85vw, 527px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-628\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Petersburg-768x576-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"511\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Petersburg-768x576-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Petersburg-768x576-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 85vw, 511px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-630\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Arrest_of_a_Propagandist-1024x663-1-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Arrest_of_a_Propagandist-1024x663-1-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Arrest_of_a_Propagandist-1024x663-1-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Arrest_of_a_Propagandist-1024x663-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 85vw, 477px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-632\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Lenin-in-Belarus-768x1024-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Lenin-in-Belarus-768x1024-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Lenin-in-Belarus-768x1024-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 85vw, 341px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-633\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Lenin-in-Beijing-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Lenin-in-Beijing-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Lenin-in-Beijing.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 85vw, 398px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-634\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Lenin-in-Hanoi-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Lenin-in-Hanoi-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Lenin-in-Hanoi-1.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 85vw, 308px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-636\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/jjesuits-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"345\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/jjesuits-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/jjesuits.jpg 658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 85vw, 345px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-635\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/marines-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/marines-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/marines.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 85vw, 522px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-638\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/storm-winter-palace-1024x763-768x572-1-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/storm-winter-palace-1024x763-768x572-1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/storm-winter-palace-1024x763-768x572-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 85vw, 490px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-639\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/WWI-Russia-768x470-1-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/WWI-Russia-768x470-1-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/WWI-Russia-768x470-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 85vw, 468px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-643\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/archaeopteryx-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/archaeopteryx-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/archaeopteryx-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/archaeopteryx.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 85vw, 418px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-644\" style=\"width: 418px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-644\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/whiteibis-228x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/whiteibis-228x300.jpeg 228w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/whiteibis-768x1010.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/whiteibis.jpeg 774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 85vw, 418px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who are you looking at?<br \/>&#8230;<br \/>Paragraph assignment: \u201cIf Marx was an archaeopteryx, would that make Lenin his bird?\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-659\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/marx-engels-lenin-soviet-propaganda-poster-war-is-hell-store-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/marx-engels-lenin-soviet-propaganda-poster-war-is-hell-store-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/marx-engels-lenin-soviet-propaganda-poster-war-is-hell-store-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/marx-engels-lenin-soviet-propaganda-poster-war-is-hell-store.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 85vw, 513px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-648\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-648 \" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PSHouse-Embankmentdited_edited-300x249.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PSHouse-Embankmentdited_edited-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PSHouse-Embankmentdited_edited-1024x850.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PSHouse-Embankmentdited_edited-768x637.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PSHouse-Embankmentdited_edited-1536x1274.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PSHouse-Embankmentdited_edited-1200x996.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PSHouse-Embankmentdited_edited.jpg 1878w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">House on the Embankment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-649\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PSHouseEmbankment2-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PSHouseEmbankment2-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PSHouseEmbankment2-1024x793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PSHouseEmbankment2-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PSHouseEmbankment2-1536x1189.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PSHouseEmbankment2-2048x1585.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PSHouseEmbankment2-1200x929.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 85vw, 458px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-652\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Lenin-in-tomb-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Lenin-in-tomb-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Lenin-in-tomb.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 85vw, 668px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-653\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Lenin-embalming-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Lenin-embalming-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Lenin-embalming.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 85vw, 585px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_651\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-651\" style=\"width: 552px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-651\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Stalin-768x1024-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Stalin-768x1024-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Stalin-768x1024-2.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 85vw, 552px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stalin: The Myth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_655\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-655\" style=\"width: 623px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-655\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Realstalin-1024x576-768x432-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Realstalin-1024x576-768x432-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Realstalin-1024x576-768x432-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 85vw, 623px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stalin: Reality<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-657\" style=\"width: 521px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-657\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Stalin-death-mask-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"521\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Stalin-death-mask-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Stalin-death-mask-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Stalin-death-mask-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Stalin-death-mask.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 85vw, 521px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stalin&#8217;s death mask, Gori, Georgia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_663\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-663\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-663 \" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Khrushchev-never-banged-shoe-1200x675-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Khrushchev-never-banged-shoe-1200x675-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Khrushchev-never-banged-shoe-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Khrushchev-never-banged-shoe-1200x675-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Khrushchev-never-banged-shoe-1200x675-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikita Khrushchev<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-666\" style=\"width: 577px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-666 \" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Stasi-on-May-1-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Stasi-on-May-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Stasi-on-May-1.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 85vw, 577px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stasi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-669\" style=\"width: 588px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-669 \" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Stasi-scan-20003-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Stasi-scan-20003-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Stasi-scan-20003-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Stasi-scan-20003.jpg 794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 85vw, 588px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;On the watch&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_671\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-671\" style=\"width: 579px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-671 \" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Shoes-768x503-1-1-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"579\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Shoes-768x503-1-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Shoes-768x503-1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 85vw, 579px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abteilung f\u00fcr Damenschuhe im Warenhaus Centrum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-670\" style=\"width: 569px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-670 \" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Wohnzimmer_DDR_StefanKunze-Fotolia-768x537-1-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Wohnzimmer_DDR_StefanKunze-Fotolia-768x537-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Wohnzimmer_DDR_StefanKunze-Fotolia-768x537-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 85vw, 569px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luxury Living<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-668\" style=\"width: 569px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-668 \" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Trabis-768x528-1-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Trabis-768x528-1-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Trabis-768x528-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 85vw, 569px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trabis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-672\" style=\"width: 573px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-672 \" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/kleingarten-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"573\" height=\"323\" 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id=\"caption-attachment-664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy children in East Berlin!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_680\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-680\" style=\"width: 608px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-680\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1989-1104-437_Berlin_Demonstration_am_4._November-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1989-1104-437_Berlin_Demonstration_am_4._November-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1989-1104-437_Berlin_Demonstration_am_4._November-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1989-1104-437_Berlin_Demonstration_am_4._November.jpg 798w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 85vw, 608px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The inconceivable happens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-681\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-681\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Fall-of-the-Berlin-Wall-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Fall-of-the-Berlin-Wall-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Fall-of-the-Berlin-Wall.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 85vw, 598px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The impossible happens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-682\" style=\"width: 589px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-682 \" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Reagan-at-Wall-1200x675-1-768x432-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Reagan-at-Wall-1200x675-1-768x432-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Reagan-at-Wall-1200x675-1-768x432-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 85vw, 589px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What did not happen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-683\" style=\"width: 518px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-683 \" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/8a3bef48-99aa-4094-a420-c1e7e2f62b44_62f226d5-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/8a3bef48-99aa-4094-a420-c1e7e2f62b44_62f226d5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/8a3bef48-99aa-4094-a420-c1e7e2f62b44_62f226d5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/8a3bef48-99aa-4094-a420-c1e7e2f62b44_62f226d5.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 85vw, 518px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gorbachev has big news for all communists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-685\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Chernobyl-768x286-1-300x112.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"586\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Chernobyl-768x286-1-300x112.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Chernobyl-768x286-1.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 85vw, 586px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-684\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-684\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Gorbachev-and-Honecker-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Gorbachev-and-Honecker-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/Gorbachev-and-Honecker.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 85vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gorbachev tells East German party chief Erich Honecker that he has run out of time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_736\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-736\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-736\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/yeltsin-on-tank-1024x678-768x509-1-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/yeltsin-on-tank-1024x678-768x509-1-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/yeltsin-on-tank-1024x678-768x509-1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 85vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boris Yeltsin Triumphant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-732\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-732\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/putin-3-768x432-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/putin-3-768x432-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/putin-3-768x432-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 85vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Putin in Command<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-734\" style=\"width: 566px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-734\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PutinTrump-768x512-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"566\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PutinTrump-768x512-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/PutinTrump-768x512-1.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 85vw, 566px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meeting with world leaders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_733\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-733\" style=\"width: 564px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-733\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/putin-on-horse-1024x767-1-768x575-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/putin-on-horse-1024x767-1-768x575-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/putin-on-horse-1024x767-1-768x575-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 85vw, 564px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Putin ripped and riding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_735\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-735\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-735 \" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/putin-with-machinegun-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/putin-with-machinegun-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/putin-with-machinegun-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/putin-with-machinegun-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2023\/files\/2023\/10\/putin-with-machinegun.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 85vw, 558px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready for war<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; . &nbsp; &nbsp; . . . &nbsp; . &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 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