Communism

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Why did young Soviets join the ‘Komsomol’ movement?

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How a mayor of West Berlin turned from a communist to a fierce enemy of the USSR

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Why did Stalin order the assassination of Leon Trotsky?

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10 levels of a Soviet communist: From diapers to head of state

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The Russian Revolution was not actually led by Lenin. But by whom then?

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9 BRITS who won the Soviet PEACE Prize

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Are all Russians COMMUNISTS?

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8 AMERICANS who won the Soviet PEACE Prize

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The incredible life story of a leading Chinese communist's RUSSIAN daughter