Taken from the brochure which, being economical with the truth, publicised the face of that dead letter “united front” against the Khmer Republic, and which the highly secretive Angkar (Communist Party of Kampuchea) hid behind. With mildly amusing acronyms used from the French language, the FUNK (Front Uni National du Kampuchea), and its accompanying GRUNK [...]
Old Archive film footage shows a parade of Khmer Rouge armour on the streets of Phnom Penh, with a rally held at the city’s Olympic Stadium in the presence of Pol Pot. He’s the one holding the fan. Other notable personalities include So Phim, Ieng Sary, Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan. A bespectacled Son Sen [...]
Nice, a reheated dish of forever-gone “Communism.” Back in the month of June, soon after I had arrived back from my last trip to Moscow, I received a copy of the first issue of 20th Century Communism, a new history journal, the title of which explains quite clearly the content. I like it. The opening [...]
The below clip is taken from a 1986 Australian two-part documentary on Cambodia in the 1960s and 70s; the first part called The Prince and the Prophecy, the second is called simply Cambodia/Kampuchea. It is from this second instalment that Nayan Chanda and Alan Dawson briefly talk about the run up to and execution of [...]
