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 Leftists After the revolution, radical leftist groups (Marxist-Lennists, Stalinists, Maoists...) were the first to be denied civic rights. Their newspapers were shut and offices closed down. So, they took to the sidewalks. On this particular spot on Vali Asr (Pahlavi) Ave., near Motahari (Takht-e Tavous) in Tehran, young men and women sold banned books and newspapers of a radical leftist group known as Rah-e Kargar (Workers's Path), if I'm not mistaken. They also engaged in debates with curious passersby. Every day as I walked to work, I would take a look at their latest offerings and listen to the debates. I took this picture less than a block away from my office at the Islamic Republic News Agency, where I was a translator for the English section (mid-1981). More Islamic Republic More Revolution Photo by Jahanshah Javid Got any interesting old photos of ordinary people, places, political leaders, activists... anything? Send to times@iranian.com
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