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Political Correctness and the “Cult of Personality”
The phrase “politically correct,” or “PC,” was first publicly used by a British Ministry of Information official during the First World War. It later appeared in Mao Zedung’s “Little Red Book” in the early 1960s and was adopted, originally tongue-in-cheek, … Continue reading
The Martyrdom of Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich
He was gifted, he suffered, he made great music His most deeply felt pieces were sad, even tragic Yet, ironic, for his tormentors were tone deaf And those who knew could see through the façade A dangerous game to play … Continue reading
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Tagged Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich, Joseph Stalin, martyrdom, Russia, USSR
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The Pavellas Perspective 