Muinasjutt Troikast
Автор: Arkadi Strugatski, Boriss Strugatski
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Kaanepilt Meelis Krosetskin 324 lk «Muinasjutt Troikast» (Сказка о Тройке) on 1968. aastal ilmunud satiiriline ulmeromaan. Kuna ilmumise ajal arvati, et see kritiseerib noukogude burokraatiat, valitsust ja teaduskeskkonda, sattus teos tol ajal «mittesoovitatud raamatute» nimekirja. Venemaal kultusteose staatust nautiv «Esmaspaev algab laupaeval» ja selle jarg «Muinasjutt Troikast» on vendade Strugatskite loomingus usnagi erandlikud teosed, nende ainsa fantasysarjana on need teravalt satiirilised ja kohati absurdsed. Romaani kirju tegelastegalerii moodustavad lisaks teadureile ja burokraatidele erinevad mutoloogilised ja fantastilised tegelased. Romaanist eksisteerib kaks varianti, mis erinevad tegelaste ja moningate suzeeliinide poolest. Esimest versiooni peetakse romaani «Esmaspaev algab laupaeval» otseseks jarjeks. Teise versiooni sundmustik toimub Volukunsti Instituudi seni avastamata korrusel. Tavaliselt avaldatakse kaks versiooni «Muinasjutust Troika» uheskoos, uks Arkadi ja teine Borissi lemmikuna, nagu oleme ka siin teinud.
Against the Troika
Автор: Heiner Flassbeck
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As Syriza comes to power in Greece, a radical anti-capitalist alternative to Eurozone austerity. On the 25th January 2015 the Greek people voted in an election of historic importance – not just for Greece but potentially all of Europe. The radical party Syriza was elected and austerity and the neoliberal agenda is being challenged. Suddenly it seems as if there is an alternative. But what? The Eurozone is in a deep and prolonged crisis. It is now clear that monetary union is a historic failure, beyond repair—and certainly not in the interests of Europe’s working people. Building on the economic analysis of two of Europe’s leading thinkers, Heiner Flassbeck and Costas Lapavitsas (a candidate standing for election on Syriza’s list), Against the Troika is the first book to propose a strategic left-wing plan for how peripheral countries could exit the euro. With a change in government in Greece, and looming political transformations in countries such as Spain, this major intervention lays out a radical, anti-capitalist programme at a critical juncture for Europe. The final three chapters offer a detailed postmortem of the Greek catastrophe, explain what can be learned from it – and provide a possible alternative. Against the Troika is a practical blueprint for real change in a continent wracked by crisis and austerity.