— The U.S. Communist party is alive and well—its National Convention was Held July 6-8, 2001 in Milwaukee, with a mandate to become more visible.— There is virtually no direct competition for this book. The Complete Idiot's Guide "RM" to Communism will cover: the role of communism and the Communist Party during and after the Russian Revolution—in the Spanish Civil War and the growth of Nazism; Russia in World War II, and the growth of the Cold War in Eastern Europe and Asia; the U.S. Communist Party, the rise and fall of McCarthyism, Castro and Tito, Solidarity, and the split between China and the USSR; the Red retreat—and the remnants of world communism.