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Can Socialism innovate? Soviet lessons and the dependent resilience of global capitalism
  • Dmitry Pozhidaev
  • December 6, 2025
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Can Socialism innovate? Soviet lessons and the dependent resilience of global capitalism

Introduction It has become almost an article of faith among economists that a key reason for the demise of the Soviet economic system, and of “really existing socialism” more broadly, was its i

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Russia’s 1917 October Revolution: A warning, an alternative, a challenge
  • Dmitry Pozhidaev
  • November 9, 2025
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Russia’s 1917 October Revolution: A warning, an alternative, a challenge

Each anniversary of Russia’s 1917 October Revolution (November 7 in the new style calendar) offers an opportunity to reflect on the global significance of that historic event. For some, it is a c

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