The Devil in History:
Communism, Fascism and Some Lessons of the Twentieth Century
a book launch featuring
Vladimir Tismaneanu
University of Maryland
with comments by
Michael Allen
National Endowment for Democracy
moderated by
Marc F. Plattner
International Forum for Democratic Studies
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
12:00–2:00 p.m.
National Endowment for Democracy
1025 F. Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20004
Telephone: 202-378-9675
About the event
The Devil in Historyis a provocative analysis of the relationship between communism and fascism. Reflecting the author’s personal experiences of living under communist totalitarianism, the book is about political passions, radicalism, utopian ideals, and their catastrophic consequences in the twentieth century’s experiments in social engineering.
Please join us as Vladimir Tismaneanu compares communism and fascism as competing and occasionally strikingly similar systems of political totalitarianism. He will examine:
- the inherent ideological appeal of these radical, revolutionary political movements
- the visions of salvation and revolution…
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