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communism

[kom-yuh-niz-uhm] / ˈkɒm jəˌnɪz əm /


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During communism, all land in Albania was collectivized.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Saxony-Anhalt is Germany's poorest region and there, as in much of east Germany, you often encounter what's known as "Ostalgie" amongst voters; essentially "nostalgia in the east" for comparatively more stable times under communism.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

But the German-Russian carve-up of Poland in September 1939 exposed the Jews’ precarious place between fascism and communism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

They want to use the same kind of financing that helped rebuild Eastern Europe after communism to face down Russia and China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

In 1917 the Russian Revolution had put an end to an empire that was centuries old and, after years of civil war, replaced it with a new system of government called communism.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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