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would consist of 2/3s discussion of political theory (primarily written by Tommy McKearney under a pseudonym) and 1/3 discussion of ongoing world affairs. Particularly towards the end of the 1980s, the world affairs portion would focus on the Soviet Union.
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in the hope they would rejuvenate socialism in the Soviet Union; the failure of these reforms to prevent the Soviet Union from collapsing left the credibility of its analysis shattered.
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Out of the Ashes: An Oral
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1326:electoralism
1323:
1302:Dáil Éireann
1295:
1265:(LCR) was a
1262:
1260:
1095:An Phoblacht
1056:
1012:Clan na Gael
858:Official IRA
795:
794:
775:
774:
734:
651:Fianna Uladh
611:Anti H-Block
515:Seán Russell
445:Robert Emmet
372:The Troubles
322:Fenian raids
116:
103:Headquarters
31:Abbreviation
1507:28 February
1476:28 February
1430:28 February
1402:28 February
1291:Tom McFeely
1165:The Phoenix
885:(1967–1975)
837:(1922–1969)
829:(1919–1922)
563:Fianna Fáil
535:Moss Twomey
520:Bobby Sands
420:Neil Blaney
410:Gerry Adams
377:Arms Crisis
137:Vanguardism
51:Tom McFeely
1582:Categories
1374:References
1160:The Nation
891:Saor Uladh
883:Saor Éire
530:Wolfe Tone
425:Tom Clarke
269:Radicalism
1275:Sinn FĂ©in
1130:Sinn FĂ©in
709:Saor Éire
588:Sinn FĂ©in
185:Elections
113:Newspaper
89:Sinn FĂ©in
71:Dissolved
1360:Congress
1352:Congress
1344:Congress
1298:Ardfheis
1277:and the
868:Real IRA
776:Inactive
249:Éire Nua
223:Concepts
157:Far-left
124:Ideology
117:Congress
39:Founders
934:Cabhair
796:Defunct
770:New IRA
583:Saoradh
291:History
163:Colours
60:Founded
1564:
1532:
964:NORAID
959:IRSCNA
735:Active
678:(1976)
558:ÉirĂgĂ
404:People
362:S-Plan
1470:(PDF)
1463:(PDF)
1358:Both
1089:Media
949:IRPWA
714:SLISO
553:AontĂş
77:1991
66:1986
1562:ISBN
1530:ISBN
1509:2023
1478:2023
1432:2023
1404:2023
1269:and
1261:The
166:Red
34:LCR
1584::
1544:^
1498:.
1486:^
1440:^
1421:.
1395:.
1382:^
1339:.
1332:.
1289:,
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64:c.
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