HISTORY: History Society Journal 2023
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This year’s topic of the year of the HSJ is Struggle between the Proletariat and the Bourgeoisie: Did Cold War really end in 1991? We have always heard the words such as Proletariat and Bourgeoisie when we are reading the history of Russia, more specifically, the Soviet Union, however, what exactly do they mean? Not many people know the meaning of such words that has strong communistic origins. In fact, Proletariat and Bourgeoisie mean People with no assets and People with assets respectively. The struggle between them was often regarded as events that happened in the past, especially during the period between 1945 and 1991, after the collapse of the Japanese Empire and before the demise of the Soviet Union, but is that really true?
The collapse of the Soviet Union is widely viewed as the end of the Cold War. Frankly speaking though, the argument that Cold War is a continuous event even till this day is not something made up by some random nobodies in the basement of their parent’s house, but something that is being brought up from time to time by different critics across the world. It is often referred to as The Second Cold War, or the New/Neo Cold War, often involving in the United States, China and Russia, the primary successor state of the former Soviet Union. As a resident of Hong Kong, a city which is very close with the states mentioned above, be it economical or geographical, it would be necessary for us to acknowledge the influence and consequences of the actions in this new “Silent” War, in order for us to cope with the events and develop alternative ways to survive in this dangerous and hazardous world.
Submission of original, scholarly research articles is open to undergraduates from students at HKU. For further information, feel free to communicate with the History Society at [email protected].
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Maverick is a HKU Business and Law student and is the Internal Vice Chairperson as well as the Publication Secretary of History Society A.A.H.K.U. during 2022 - 2023. He is a 20th century History fan, and these interests motivated him to join the History Society and publish this newsletter. If you are interested in having a small discussion with him, feel free to connect with Maverick on Linkedin!
Sharon is the author of the Prose Article, The First Industrial Revolution's Consequences and Repercussions for Europe an America.
Benjamin is the author of the Prose Article, The 1894 Bubonic Plague and Its Contribution to the Hong Kong's Modern Day Public Health System.
Lau is the author of the Featured Article, New Cold War - United States and China Hegemony Competition.
Sam is the author of the Prose Article, An Assessment of the Relationship between Glasnost and the fall of the Soviet Union.
Jack is the author of the Featured Articles, A Never Ending "War": the Continuous Effects from 1991 - so-called "End of Cold War".
Ian is the author of the Prose Article, Implications in the “Ballad of Mulan”: Exploring the Possibility of the Xianbei as China’s First Ethnic Group with Professional Female Soldiers from the Perspectives of Archaeological Findings and Northern Dynasties Literature.
Ben is the author of two Prose Articles, Explore the "International Dimension" of Palestinian terrorism during the 1960s and 1970s: Their objectives outside of Israel/Palestine, Achievements and Impact; and Comparing the Political Propaganda between the Cultural Revolution and the Kim Il-sung Era after 1967: A Critical Analysis of the Characteristics of these Two Periods.
Dr. Sanchez-Sibony is the Department Chair of the HKU Faculty of Arts, Department of History; as well as the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Coordinator at HKU.
