This article traces the developments that led to 2020 removal of a memorial Marshal Ivan Stepanovich Konev from square in Prague, capital Czech Republic. In article, inspired by an archaeologicalsensitivity context, we explore ways which monument has become de-contextualised and re-contextualised means various material interventions performances. investigation allows us detail transformations w...

Mateusz Machaj’s book Capitalism, Socialism and Property Rights is a straightforward useful contribution to our understanding of the problems socialism. Translated from original Polish by Kacper Potocki, flowed smoothly. In it, Machaj makes three important points. The first centers on discussion how socialist economists, who thought that market could be mimicked or limited only consumer goods, ...

The essence of the “Swedish socialism” created in 20th century lies “democratic functional socialism”. During last 30 years, even after having refused part its elements, it remains foundation Swedish welfare state, and historically name is mostly related to famous global figure smart political powers, social democrat Olof Palme. article reviews features biography Palme his both theoretical prac...

Abstract Early socialism from the second half of 19th century Romania is experiencing a systematic comeback among historians and social scientists. The works Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea, founding father Romanian Marxism, occupy central place in this newfound attention towards origins struggles Romania. This paper addresses Gherea’s interpretation anarchism on par with his doctrine ‘legal socia...

The most devastating rebuttal of socialism – eclipsing all the evils and failures capitalist system is that it just does not work; for which prime evidence (alleged) dismal performance USSR’s economic model state ownership planning. Underpinning narrative are pro-market theories falsified, in what they say about capitalism, by our daily experience; this article challenges their claims explanati...