When man meets an obstacle he can't destroy, he destroys himself.

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In modern Russia, you have no official, formal assessment of this past. Nobody in any...

In modern Russia, you have no official, formal assessment of this past. Nobody in any...

People were really interested in what was going on because of the international context of...

People were really interested in what was going on because of the international context of...

I remember that during the period leading up to independence in Angola in 1975, I...

I remember that during the period leading up to independence in Angola in 1975, I...

In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it...

In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it...

Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.

Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.

When is a crisis reached? When questions arise that can't be answered.

When is a crisis reached? When questions arise that can't be answered.

The Cold War was waged in a particularly brutal and cynical way in Africa, and...

The Cold War was waged in a particularly brutal and cynical way in Africa, and...

There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian...

There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian...

Conditions were so hard. To send the news out, telex was the only means, but...

Conditions were so hard. To send the news out, telex was the only means, but...

Amin managed to invite both the US and Soviet ambassadors to his palace at the...

Amin managed to invite both the US and Soviet ambassadors to his palace at the...

The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary...

The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary...

Amin hid nothing. Everybody knew everything. Yet the American Senate only introduced a resolution breaking...

Amin hid nothing. Everybody knew everything. Yet the American Senate only introduced a resolution breaking...

The extent of one man's guilt may be defined by how much of it is...

The extent of one man's guilt may be defined by how much of it is...

Readership was high, and very attentive. It was people's only source of knowledge about the...

Readership was high, and very attentive. It was people's only source of knowledge about the...

I remember in 1978 meeting two Ugandan captains in the hotel talking Russian. They had...

I remember in 1978 meeting two Ugandan captains in the hotel talking Russian. They had...

Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve.

Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve.

There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian...

There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian...

There is a lack of critical assessment of the past. But you have to understand...

There is a lack of critical assessment of the past. But you have to understand...

He killed his enemies because he was afraid they would kill him. Amin ordered entire...

He killed his enemies because he was afraid they would kill him. Amin ordered entire...

We have such a mixture now, such a fusion of different genres.

We have such a mixture now, such a fusion of different genres.