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Use of Oral Sources in the Study of the History of Communism
written by Torgrim Titlestad
posted date 21.10.2023
The majority of Western literature on communist parties until the 1970s was largely speculative in nature. The primary reason for this was the lack of "authentic" sources, meaning reliable written sources. The emergence of the so-called oral history movement in the 1960s opened up new avenues for the study of communist history.
Comparison, Communist politics in the Nordic countries
written by Torgrim Titlestad
posted date 22.08.2023
The title can be further elaborated upon in this way: a search for models/methods that will help us understand how the CPSU tried to influence the development of the national politics of each Nordic Communist Party. Here I choose to view the Communist politics of the Nordic countries from a Soviet angle and will try to find out how the CPSU developed and deployed certain parameters to decide whether a Communist Party was a "real Communist Party" or not.
A unique photo from ww2
written by Kari Anne Karlsen
posted date 17.08.2023
Furubotn Archives present here the unique photograph of 24-year-old Olaug Karlsen, who during the April days of 1940, prevented the invading Germans from executing 10 civilian hostages.
In Her Own Words: Gina Furubotn's Personal Account
written by Torgrim Titlestad
posted date 09.04.2023
Since we were wed in Bergen Cathedral about 60 years ago, I have been together with my husband, Peder Furubotn. I was also with him when the Germans attacked Norway on April 9, 1940.