
ADN bolsevic: Despre Ruth Fischer (1895-1961)
Arthur Koestler writes about her in his memoirs. Born in December 1895, she came from a distinguished Viennese Jewish family. Her father was a university professor. She was well-educated, fell in love with the Messianic dream of a world revolutionary redemption. In the early 1920s, Elfriede Eisler joined the... citește tot articolul

Stasiland
The German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik--DDR) was proclaimed on October 7, 1949, pretending to be "the first German state of the workers and peasants." It was, in fact, a Soviet protectorate, a dictatorship based on fear, suspicion, and duplicity. Ther two key-institutions were the communist party, one of... citește tot articolul

Labirintul spaniol: Pasiunile Razboiului Civil, ieri si azi
Am terminat de citit romanul "Sepharad" de Antonio Muñoz Molina, plin de referinte la spasmodicii ani 30, la Arthur Koestler, Margarete Buber-Neumann, Willy Munzenberg, cel numit marele impresar al Cominternului, si sotia sa Babette, sora Margaretei. In "Times Literary Supplement", cu ceva timp in urma, o recenzie de Jeremy... citește tot articolul

Vieti si destine in secolul incendiilor ideologice
Motto: "Vom fi cimitirele ambulante ale prietenilor nostri asasinati."--Manes Sperber
"Viata si destin" este titlul marelui roman al lui Vasili Grossman. Exista biografii care concentreaza la maximum esenta unei epoci naucitoare, ravasite si ravasitoare, a unor pasiuni incandescente, a unor tragedii fara egal. Acesta este cazul Evei Zeisel, un personaj... citește tot articolul