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[kom-yuh-nist] / ˈkɒm jə nɪst /


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After the communist government fell in 1991, his family was handed ownership of its chunk of peninsula farmland, which had since gone fallow.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

But Rangzen’s fellow exiled Tibetans, who have struggled to win international attention for their opposition to Chinese communist rule, greeted his passing with anguish -- and respect.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Health care had long been a point of pride for Cuba's communist rulers, who were able to offer free care and highly subsidised medicines for all.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

In 1942, when one of the leaders of the House Un-American Activities Committee baselessly accused the famous educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune of being a communist, Smith sprang into action.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

From this modest, cramped perch, Harvey conjured up big plans for the CIA's secret war against the communist enemy.

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

In Germany, a democratic revolution toppled the monarchy in 1918, bringing into existence the fragile Weimar Republic, which communists in Moscow hoped would soon succumb to a communist revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists.

From Salon May 28, 2026

Brown and black coal mining employed about 100,000 people in the 1980s, when the former Czechoslovakia was ruled by Moscow-steered communists promoting heavy industry.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

Lai was born in Guangzhou, a city in southern China, to a wealthy family that lost everything when the communists took power in 1949.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2025

In October 1949, communists seized power in China, the world’s most populous country.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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