I left Greece many years ago and thus my understanding of its politics might not be as thorough as that of my fellow Greeks who live in the country. It is possible then that the current developments in the SYRIZA party might not be clear to me. I am though a Russian/Soviet historian by training and given the fact that SYRIZA has its roots in the Stalinist Communist Party of Greece (KKE) I can give some insights on current SYRIZA events.