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French Communist Party Congress: Fabien Roussel to be Presidential candidate.

Roussel got 2.3% in the 2022 Presidential Elections. Fabien Roussel a été réélu ce dimanche à la tête du Parti communiste français, et bientôt candidat à l’élection présidentielle de 2027 ? Le secrétaire national du PCF Fabien Roussel a été reconduit dans ses fonctions avec 70,1 % des voix lors du congrès du parti à Lille. Sud […]

Tendance Coatesy · EN

The Red Tower of Death in Karlovy Vary, Czechia

The Red Tower of Death (Rudá věž smrti in Czech) acquired its name both from its exposed red-brick architecture and, more symbolically, as a reference to the communist regime and the blood of the political prisoners who perished there. The tower served as a central dry-sorting and crushing plant for uranium ore. It was surrounded by forced labour camp "L" (Vykmanov II), widely considered one of the most dangerous camps in the Jáchymov system. The primary driver of mortality was not merely external radiation exposure, but the inhalation of concentrated radioactive uranium dust and radon gas wit

Atlas Obscura · EN

Red Barrels Historical Memorial in Lam Sin, Thailand

Near this site, and throughout southern Thailand in the early 1970s, there occurred an extremely horrific series of events which few persons outside of Thailand are aware of, and often falls upon deaf ears within. It was here that suspected members of the Communist Party of Thailand (CPT), were executed by being burnt in 200-liter red petroleum barrels (drums). In Thailand, the years from 1971 to 1973 were characterized by the violent suppression of the communist movement in areas deemed as strongholds of the “Red Insurgency”. The Lamsin community in the southern province of Phatthalung was on

Atlas Obscura · EN

Tugendamt und Pizzarand (Virtue Office and Pizza Crust) in Kleinmachnow, Germany

It is not a pretty place, and most drivers speed right past it without a second thought. Hurrying down the AVUS, onto the urban highway, and finally reaching the destination after a long drive—who actually bothers to obey the 60 km/h speed limit around the Checkpoint Bravo area? And yet, the former Dreilinden rest stop is a sight worth seeing, resembling an architectural lava lamp in both shape and color scheme. Built between 1968 and 1972 based on designs by architects Rainer Rümmler and Hans Joachim Schröder, the complex—featuring clearance buildings, a rest stop, two gas stations, and a bri

Atlas Obscura · EN