Chapter Three: Tyranny in the East (UPDATED)

The specter of communism did not disappear with the disintegration of the Communist Party in Eastern Europe

The Epoch Times is serializing an adaptation from the Chinese of a new book, How the Specter of Communism Is Ruling Our World, by the editorial team of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. The Rise of Totalitarian Communism

a. The Soviet Communists’ Rise to Power b. The Chinese Communist Party’s Power Grab

2. The Brutality of Communist Rule

a. Soviet Communist Atrocities b. The CCP’s Deadly Campaigns

3. A Century of Killing

Introduction

A century has passed since the Communist Party seized power in the Soviet Union. According to records compiled by the US Congress, communist regimes have been responsible for the deaths of at least one hundred million people. [1] The Black Book of Communism details this history of murder, drawing on documents declassified by the governments of nations in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, as well as records on the victims of communist political campaigns in China, North Korea, and other communist countries. [2]