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The Populist Tango
By Beverly Andrews Art in many ways can foreshadow where societies are heading. At such a turbulent moment in history, with unfortunate echoes of the 1930’s, many historians now openly question […]
THE CULT OF EVA
Inside the great hall of the State Historical Museum in Moscow, standing in front of a huge poster showing the image of Evita with words in Cyrillic “Ева Перон послом мира” (Eva Perón – ambassador of peace), she is ready for her speech. Dressed in black, with a large rose adorning her chest, somewhat unbalancing her outfit, the widow successfully makes herself the focus of attention. After some praise uttered by the Russian Minister of Culture, she finally begins to speak.