Books in the What Was Communism - (Seagull Titles CHUP) series

Collects such stories as - "Fisherman", "Knife", "Body," and "Killer". This title contextualizes the stories within the development of the growing criminal underworld in Bengal.

A title in which, the author personalizes the political and social changes in his country over the past few decades. By moving back and forth in time and focusing on small events and everyday people, it breathes life into Chinese history by describing the effects of larger-than-life events on the average citizen.

Why do commercial advertisements stress that the products they offer are exactly the same as they used to be in Soviet times? And why, year after year, does the government in Moscow organize impressive celebrations for Victory Day, inevitably drawing parallels to the old Soviet ceremonies? This title tackles these questions.