Soviet Union

Solzhenitsyn: The Courage to be a Christian

In these dark days in which the power of secular fundamentalism appears to be on the rise and in which religious freedom seems to be imperiled, it is easy for Christians to become despondent. The clouds of radical relativism seem…

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A Tipping Point on Abortion?

by Michael Cook

From 1917 to 1991, for more than 80 years, Russia was ruled by an ideology of oppression which paraded as a beacon of liberation. But within 40 years, the masquerade was over, even if the misery remained. Novels like Dr…

Putin and Stalin: Revising Reality

by Steve Chapman

Editor’s Note: Steve Chapman is on vacation. The following column was originally published in September 2007. In most countries, the future is impossible to predict, but the past doesn’t change. In Russia, it’s just the opposite. President Vladimir Putin,…

On Secular Repentance

by Robert Royal

This column originally appeared in the January 2000 issue of Crisis Magazine. Repentance is good for the soul. In the past few decades, the Church has been called upon from various quarters to repent for her misdeeds over the…

A War Prevented: Pope John XXIII and the Cuban Missile Crisis

by Ronald J. Rychlak

The Holy See is the oldest continuing international organization in the world. Its Secretary of State office was established in 1486, and that is also when its first permanent representatives were established in Venice, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, and…

A Misguiding Note from the Vatican

by Rev. Michael P. Orsi

The recent Note issued by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, “Toward Reforming the International Financial and Monetary Systems in the Context of Global Public Authority,” has liberals jubilant and conservatives apoplectic with its call “to create some form…

Life Lessons from Joseph Stalin

by Jason Jones

If you had to use just a single word to express the human condition, which would you choose? This isn’t a Cosmopolitan Magazine quiz, so think for a moment before you fill in the blank. Maybe take out a pen…