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Cubans rally for 'power and food' in rare protests
Speed Read The protests came after 18-hour rolling blackouts and food supply shortages
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Goodbye Lenin? How Russian revolutionary haunts Vladimir Putin 100 years on
The Explainer Current president has a complicated and contradictory relationship with his Soviet predecessor
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Communism explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How a radical new ideology revolutionised both politics and wider society
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Is China capitalist?
Today's Big Question President Xi’s policy of ‘common prosperity’ may have significant impact on global economy
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Archipelago: the online activists spearheading Cuba protests
Why Everyone’s Talking About Government security forces detain leaders of youth opposition group ahead of planned day of action
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Chinese journalists forced into 90 hours of lessons to ‘learn the party line’
Speed Read State-accredited reporters to undergo training aimed at stamping out dissent
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‘Call for freedom’: what has sparked Cuba’s anti-government protests?
In Depth High prices and food shortages trigger biggest demonstrations in decades
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Inside the plans for the Chinese Communist Party’s 100th anniversary
Under the Radar Centennial show of strength to include ‘patriotic films’ and ‘mass weddings’
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How the People’s Republic of China was founded 70 years ago
In Depth China flexes military muscles during anniversary celebrations
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Countries that are still socialist today
In Depth Debate over the pros and cons of the centuries-old economic system has seen its definition get lost in translation
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German reunification: how the world reacted
In Depth This week marks the 28th anniversary of the formal dissolution of the German Democratic Republic
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What was Guatemala’s ‘Silent Genocide’?
In Depth Former military general Jose Mauricio Rodriguez has been acquitted of mass murder of Mayans during 36-year civil war
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Cuba to recognise private ownership
Speed Read New constitution will open up the economy but maintain one-party system
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Pete Seeger: death of Dylan's mentor and America's 'conscience'
In Depth Much loved folk music icon and activist who wrote If I had a Hammer and Turn! Turn! Turn! dies aged 94
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