Vladimir Tismaneanu is professor of politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. His numerous books include The Devil in History: Communism, Fascism, and Some Lessons of the Twentieth Century, which will appear in Ukrainian translation in 2022.
Lenin's Last Zealot
The oppressive legacy of Nicolae Ceaușescu, Romania's last communist leader, still fuels the modern-day ethos of anti-capitalism.
Russia’s War in Ukraine: Putin’s Soviet Delusion
Soviet mythology is a driving force in the Kremlin’s justification of war. On the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, experts address the long shadow of the USSR. Part two in a series.
USSR: Four Letters, Four Lies
Vladimir Tismăneanu offers an obituary for the Soviet experiment that started a century ago and whose legacy is still felt.
Putin and Fascism
When Russia's President calls his invasion of Ukraine "anti-fascist," he slanders fact and memory.
What Remains? Georg Lukács’ Dialectical Wager
A true believer until the end.
