Inspired by Walter Benjamin's iconic image of the "Angel of History", tonight Back in the USSR examines the vital role that the history of working class and oppressed people has in driving and sustaining the political struggles of the present day all over the world. As Michael Parenti said, "we are linked by a past that is never dead nor ever really past." Siegfried also sings his own tribute to the brave Irish hunger-striker, Ray McCreesh.
Christy Moore - Allende Rage Against the Machine - War Within a Breath The Wolfe Tones - Highland Paddy Cara McCann - Song for Marcella Christy Moore - Companeros Power Symphony - Way of the Sword Declan ORourke - Time Machine Fannon - Poet Throw Down
The Back in the USSR blog post for this article, including links to all show content, can be found here: https://proletarianguardbackintheussr.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-angel-of-history.html