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Trump's alt-right speech in Poland redefined the West in nativist terms, eschewing democratic idealism in favor of "blood and soil" nationalism.

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Americans have largely forgotten the anti-Communist sentiment from decades past.

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Absurdism, modernity, and Eastern European identity in the work of Witold Gombrowicz

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The People's Republic may lift its ban on consoles. It wouldn't be the boon that many expect.

James Burnham's ambiguous legacy to American conservatism.

In a rare interview, Mao Tse-Tung conversed on topics ranging over what he himself called shan nan hai pei, or “from south of the mountains to north of the seas.”