Oleg Atbashian is an author, essayist, satirist, and graphic artist from the former USSR. Born and raised in Ukraine, he grew up believing in Communism and at one time worked as a propaganda artist, creating visual agitation and propaganda for the local Party committee in a Siberian town. He became disillusioned with the corruption and the hypocrisy of the socialist system and emigrated to the United States in 1994. His writings present a view of America and the world through the prism of his Soviet experience. Atbashian describes his ideology as "classical liberalism." He is the author of Shakedown Socialism, of which David Horowitz wrote, "I hope everyone reads this book." He is also the creator of a satirical website ThePeoplesCube.com. His essays and satires have been translated into many languages and his graphics reproduced in various publications around the world.
Articles by Oleg Atbashian
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It’s March 8th – Happy International Women’s Day!
/Dear oppressed women and non-women who identify as females! On this wonderful spring holiday the Party takes a day off from the usual revolutionary struggle in order to celebrate all… -
Soviet-style abuse of psychiatry is now practiced in the U.S.
/American progressives have been enamored with many Soviet ideas in their time, trying to transplant them to the U.S. — from government diktat and central planning to academic indoctrination and propaganda… -
Cracking the liberal code: “Love and Hate” instructional video
/The word “haters” is a very loaded term, and a nonsensical one to boot. The left-wing Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), for example, claims to be the ultimate arbiter of “hate,” “haters,” “hate… -
Women’s March leaves millions of needy cats starving for attention at home
/Following yesterday’s Inauguration, half a million American women put on their pink “pussyhats” and marched on Washington, D.C., leaving an estimated 2.5 million starving, meowing cats in their homes completely… -
Militant snowflake: new insignia for social justice warrior
/This darkly sarcastic article comes from a satirical website, The People’s Cube. Don’t be surprised if you find this emblem on college campuses in near future, though, as many of The… -
Why socialists need capitalism: best explanation so far
/Have you heard of the shocking and terrifying diaper gap that is now dividing this nation? It is said to be so dire that the White House is…