The "Times Literary Supplement" was founded in 1902. To celebrate its 90th anniversary, this is one of a number of "Times Literary Supplement (TLS) Companions" which collect together the most representative articles and reviews on subjects of popular interest. This particular book looks at communism, embracing the rise of communism in the Soviet Union, its exportation to the rest of the world, and its sudden and startling collapse in recent years. Articles featured include Robert Conquest "The Origins of the Great Purge", Geoffrey Hosking on Solzhenitsyn's "Gulag Archipelago", Richard Piper on Leonard Schapiro's "1917: The Russian Revolutions and the Origins of Present Day Communism" as well as contributions from Hugh Seton-Watson, Max Hayward and Adam B. Ulam.