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When the Berlin wall was dismantled in 1989 and Stalinist regimes came crashing down, capitalism declared itself victorious. The collapse of Stalinism was used in a global ideological offensive against socialism, which was unjustly equated with that dictatorial, bureaucratic system, to drive through brutal, neo-liberal capitalist policies worldwide. Introducing a special anniversary edition of Socialism Today, PETER TAAFFE looks back at the incredible events of 1989 and their consequences.
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Timeline
EAST GERMANY: Power was lying on the streets
THE SOVIET UNION: From perestroika to capitalism
THE SOVIET UNION: The failure of Stalinist planning
POLAND: Defeat from the jaws of victory |
