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Oleg Atbashian
Obama Regresses to Cold War Mythology … and Switches Sides
The world needs post-Cold War thinking. But Obama is stuck in a world of parochial clichés. (This is Part 1 of a series.)
Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down Half This Wall
A celebration of the great "moderate" events in (fake) history.
Obama the Pitchfork Operator: A Remake of the Soviet Classic
America's organizer in chief could use a lesson from the pages of Russian history.
How Do You Say ‘Hillary’s Gaffe’ in Russian?
Anyone with a basic sense of the language could have told Clinton her failed attempt at a gag was a dud.
Laughing at the Contradictions of Socialism in America
Old Soviet-era jokes have become disturbingly applicable to the U.S.
Want ‘Hope and Change’? Buy a Goat
As an old joke suggests, inviting socialism into our homes might help us better appreciate the blessings of freedom.
Obama Supporter Assaults Female McCain Volunteer in New York
As the media fumes over nonexistent hate at Palin speeches, it ignores leftists who go berserk on city streets.
Communists for Obama
Barack Obama's massive pre-primary rally in Portland, OR, was aided in no small part by the appearance of an uber-hip band. Their gimmick? They start each performance with the Soviet national anthem.
Art from Body Parts: Not Just For Nazis Anymore
Abortion isn't the truly chilling aspect of Aliza Shvarts' infamous art project. It's the Yale student's alternative universe of post-modernist absurdity where human body parts "can have other purposes."
The Truth Behind ‘Conservative’ Humor
All good humor is based on truth, which is why so many self-proclaimed liberals don't get the jokes exposing their worldview on the People's Cube.
Culture = A Massive Sham Perpetrated by Rich Capitalist Oppressors
Oleg Atbashian interviews his comrade "Red Square," who proudly describes the efforts of the masses to shake off the "reactionary legacy of the Dead White Males" imposed by the "international conspiracy of the rich."
A People’s History: The “Progressive” Version
On the eve of the celebration of the birth of the United States, Oleg Atbashian looks at our history through the competing lenses of progressivism and progress. Refusing to get bogged down in the merits of relativity, he finds freedom where equality fears to tread.
Our Degenerating Media [Part 3]
[Illustrations by Oleg Atbashian]
"Surprising, isn't it -- in a time of war, the studios don't realize that Americans would rather see an uplifting war movie in which the good guys win. Well, they do realize it -- but they won't do it anyway."
by Oleg Atbashian
Part 3 of 3. Read Part 1 and Part 2.
Our Degenerating Media [Part 2]
[Illustration by Oleg Atbashian]
"Depravity in the media is not the result of capitalism,
and corporate greed is not the disease - but it may be the cure."
by Oleg Atbashian
Part 2 of 3. Read Part 1 and Part 3.
Our Degenerating Media [Part 1]
[Illustrations by Oleg Atbashian]
In the days when capitalism ran wild, depravity in the media stayed harnessed; today when capitalism is harnessed, depravity in the media runs wild. There's a reason for that.
by Oleg Atbashian
Part 1 of 3. Read Part 2 and Part 3.
Boris Yeltsin: Lessons for America (Part Two)
People who think the Bush years have usurped freedoms and reversed decades of progress "don't even begin to know what junta really means nor what it feels like to live in a dictatorship." Part two of a moving first hand account of the death of the Soviet dictatorship, what came after, and what it means to us today in Iraq.
[Part One HERE]
by Oleg Atbashian
Boris Yeltsin: Lessons for America
People who think the Bush years have usurped freedoms and reversed decades of progress "don't even begin to know what junta really means nor what it feels like to live in a dictatorship." Part one of a moving first hand account of the death of the Soviet dictatorship, what came after, and what it means to us today in Iraq.
by Oleg Atbashian
By Oleg AtbashianThe Gospel of John & Yoko: The Origins of Mad Morality
Peace demonstration, Hollywood, March 17
"Why is it morally rewarding to hate this country's leaders and embrace its enemies? What makes it feel so good? The answer is in your definition of what "good" is, otherwise known as morality."
by Oleg Atbashian of The People's Cube
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