Ludwik Kowalski is a retired physics teacher (Professor emeritus, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA). He is the author of two recently-published FREE books:
1) "Hell on Earth: Brutality and violence under the Stalinist regime" :
http://csam.montclair.edu/~kowalski/father2/introduction.html
2) "Diary of a Former Communist: Thoughts, Feelings, Reality." The link is:
http://csam.montclair.edu/~kowalski/life/intro.html
This diary-based autobiography illustrates his ideological evolution from one extreme (a devoted Stalinist) to another (an active anticommunist). He hopes that someone will review this book soon, either at this forum or elsewhere. Contact him in private, if you are interested. Reviews of several readers can be seen at amazon.com .
Ludwik's email address is available at this website.
He and his wife, Linda, live in Fort Lee, close to New York City. Born in 1931, Ludwik is still able to enjoy downhill skiing, walking, sweeming, and traveling. On August 7, 2010 he became a grandfather, for the first time.
Educated in the Soviet Union (elementary school, until 1946), in Poland (high school and master's degree), and in France (Ph.D. in nuclear physics), he came to the United States in 1964. Ludwik Kowalski is also the author and co-author of about one hundred scientific publications, plus one elementary physics textbook.
Since retiring, in 2004, he has been involved in four kinds of activity:
A) Reading and thinking about education, especially in connection with negative aspects of computer-based artificial intelligence. He believes that learning must be a pleasure-giving activity.
B) Investigations of so-called cold fusion, as shown at
< http://csam.montclair.edu/~kowalski/cf/ >
C) Sharing what he knows and think about Stalinism. The first book is dedicated to his father who died in a Siberian labor camp, at the age of 36
D) Writing and publishing short articles on various topics. Some of these are posted at his own website, others are published as OpEdNews items.
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Diary : "Stalin's Lovers and Wives"
P.S
Monday, September 12, 2011 at 5:52:04 PM
Diary : "Stalin's Lovers and Wives"
Thank you for the link, Mark
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Diary : "Stalin's Lovers and Wives"
Thanks
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He or she
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He or she?
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P.S.
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We should agree on meaning of words
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Friday, December 24, 2010 at 3:10:52 AM
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Reply to Mimi
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 4:13:32 PM
Article : "Socialist United States"
OK, I hope this message will be sent.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 3:42:02 PM
Article : "Socialist United States"
testing
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Article : "LA Socialist Party Local Holds Organizing Meeting (Discussio"
test
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 12:27:30 PM
Article : "LA Socialist Party Local Holds Organizing Meeting (Discussio"
Thank you
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Article : "The Truth and Its Consequences"
Marxism versus non-Marxists
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Article : "The Truth and Its Consequences"
Marxists versus not Marxists
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Diary : "More productive conferences?"
I am disappointed
Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 8:08:53 PM
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An article about self-published books
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a correction
Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 1:31:30 PM
Article : "A Museum of Stalinist Gulag Labor Camps in Siberia"
Government-supported. How significant is this?
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Sources of evil
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Article : "The banal evil of predatory capitalism"
Are dream worth pursuing?
Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 11:22:27 PM
Article : "The banal evil of predatory capitalism"
Socialist evil should not be ignored
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I call it inspiration
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Article : "FREE ON-LINE BOOKS: HOW TO PROMOTE THEM"
Are free on-line books desirable?
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Article : "FREE ON-LINE BOOKS: HOW TO PROMOTE THEM"
Free on-line books
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Proletarian dictatorship
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Governments are necessary
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The Nuremberg-like trial in Ukraine
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Diary : "Diary of a Former Stalinist"
flagging
Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 8:37:50 PM
Diary : "Diary of a Former Stalinist"
How to remove it?
Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 12:01:26 AM
Diary : "Diary of a Former Stalinist"
Spiral approach. Evolution of a communist party member
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 11:50:26 PM
Diary : "Diary of a Former Stalinist"
Spiral approach
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 7:45:24 PM
Quicklink : "Ralph Nader's Holiday Reading List 2009"
Diary of a former Stalinist
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Thanks
Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 7:35:55 PM
Article : "Cognitive Structure of Science"
Evolution is an explanation of facts
Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 4:04:53 PM
Article : "Cognitive Structure of Science"
Continuation
Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 12:07:27 PM
Article : "Cognitive Structure of Science"
Thanks
Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 9:56:09 AM
Article : "Cognitive Structure of Science"
This is ann interesting topic
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Article : "Cognitive Structure of Science"
Cognitive terms related to scientific validations
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Short end of the stick ?
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Article : "Where did our trillion$ go?"
economic policy
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Article : "Where did our trillion$ go?"
Economy as an entity
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Article : "Where did our trillion$ go?"
Where did our trillion$ go?
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A correction
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Article : "Will Cold Fusion Solve Our Energy Problems?"
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Hmm?
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correcting
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Yes, indeed
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P.S.
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The word ONLY was omitted
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A related topic
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sharing a diagram
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P.S.
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A better diagram
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Yes, indeed
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P.S.
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About profits and fears
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P.S.
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As an economist . . .
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economics unbound . . .
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"click here did not work"
Monday, March 2, 2009 at 4:16:24 PM
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Monte Carlo
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Article : "Simplified macroeconomics"
Monte Carlo simulations
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Article : "Simplified macroeconomics"
Karl Marx
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Article : "Simplified macroeconomics"
Economics is simple.
Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 9:21:38 AM
Article : "Simplified macroeconomics"
Replying to I AM CONTINUALLY AMAZED....
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 9:12:50 PM
Article : "Simplified macroeconomics"
Another use of Figure 4
Monday, February 23, 2009 at 2:24:52 PM
Article : "Supply and demand"
OOPS
Monday, February 23, 2009 at 2:13:39 PM
Article : "Supply and demand"
Ludwik's essay
Monday, February 23, 2009 at 1:53:51 PM
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Another interesting private comment
Monday, February 23, 2009 at 10:37:37 AM
Article : "Supply and demand"
No longer a paradox
Friday, February 20, 2009 at 8:38:44 PM
Article : "Supply and demand"
Elementary economics
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Article : "Supply and demand"
Still waiting for a teacher of economics
Friday, February 20, 2009 at 8:59:06 AM
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elementary economics
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elementary economics
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Article : "Supply and demand"
elementary economics
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elementary economics
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elementary economics
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P.S.
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