writer 0 2005-09-10T00:00:00Z Fifteen years after the collapse of the Soviet bloc, few would expect western Europe's once-powerful communist parties and their various successor organisations to have anything more than the weakest of pulses. But increasingly there are surprising signs of life. The latest is the German Linkspartei, which nine days from the German election stands at 9% in nationwide opinion polls and is the mo... Hilary 41320 false true false false 2005-09-10T00:00:00Z Wainwright 8707 5427 0 1 Europe Left Parties the-remaking-of-the-left-in-europe-by-hilary-wainwright The Remaking of the Left in Europe 2009-09-25T04:50:47Z 209