The worst years of the Spanish post-war constituted a veritable famine during which the purchasing power of the population fell drastically and thousands of deaths from starvation were recorded.
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According to some reports, thousands of people from around the world are signing up to fight on behalf of Ukraine. But comparisons to the Spanish Civil War’s International Brigades are misguided.
Barcelona’s fabled basilica recently celebrated the completion of its first tower with a giant star. But as at every stage in its history, not everyone is pleased.
George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” was an instant success when it was first published. His writings on totalitarianism and socialism continue to be relevant today.
Good Europeans are not always where you expect to find them.
Latin American filmmakers wanting to alert the world to human rights abuses are turning to the supernatural to tell compelling stories
Spanish dictator Francisco Franco no longer has a place in the Valley of the Fallen.
Failure to deal with the wounds of the conflict has permeated society and culture in Spain.
New prime minister Pedro Sánchez wants to move the remains from a national memorial site. But not everyone agrees.
Losing to Sunderland in 1934 forced Spanish writers and commentators to look beyond football for answers.
Federico Garcia Lorca’s shocking civil war play is successfully transferred to the Australian desert by the Melbourne Theatre Company.
Artists have long tackled global issues, from war to human rights. While Picasso’s celebrated Guernica may not have stopped the Spanish Civil War (or any war), art still holds value, as witness and as truth teller.
An expert explains why the EU is ill-equipped to handle a problem like Catalonia.
While politicians remain at loggerheads, the arts bring resolution to the Basque Country’s long history of violence.
During the Spanish Civil War, 4,000 Basque child refugees arrived in Britain – here’s the story of the women who helped rescue them.
Spain has specific laws on protecting historical memory, and yet some would rather forget about them altogether.
There were mixed reactions to refugees from the Spanish Civil War and the Nazis by the British press.
Comparisons of foreign volunteers in Syria to the International Brigades of Spain are apt, but not for the reasons you think.
For many contemporary observers, the Spanish Civil War was seen as very much of a piece with the war against Hitler and Mussolini. But then things changed. Why?
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, City, University of London
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Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Vice-President, Board of Governors, Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives, New York University
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Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
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PhD researcher, School of Modern Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds
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