“This issue of the magazine looks back in time, using the gained wisdom of hindsight to reframe how we see some of the events that culminated in Communism’s collapse in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Just after these stories were sent off for production, a new event—Donald Trump’s election as the forty-seventh U.S. president—reminded us that history is ever-changing, and that one reason we study it is to learn lessons for today.” — Ann Cooper, Editor-in-Chief. (Read the full editor’s letter here)

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