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Prague Spring 40th A conversation on the 40th anniversary of the Soviet crackdown on the 'Prague Spring' where the Communists in Czechoslovakia tried to achieve 'socialism with a human face'. But how important is the legacy of the Prague Spring to Czechs and Slovaks? Nepal: Maoists in Charge After a decade of civil war, Nepal's Maoist guerillas have won power through the ballot box. Can the new prime minister, who still goes by his nom de guerre Pranchandra, or 'The Fierce One', set the impoverished Himalayan nation back on course? David Rakoff New York satirist David Rakoff discusses the culture...

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