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communism

[kom-yuh-niz-uhm] / ˈkɒm jəˌnɪz əm /


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His critiques of both communism and unrestrained capitalism stemmed from his dismay that each of them undermined the dignity of human beings created in God’s image.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

In the first decades of Soviet communism, Russian Orthodoxy gave a great witness of martyrdom, even as its exiled thinkers enriched Christian theology and fostered ecumenical dialogue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

In the 1940s, he rejected communism and rediscovered his religious beliefs.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau


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