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Brenda Elthon
Dec 23, 2023
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on tyrants and the ambitious…

Joseph Stalin.

It was a mantra.

And the young and ambitious of the Soviet Union had recited it, over and over, for years, and watched their political fortunes flourish.

‘He was strong and tireless; a genius.’

‘In all avenues of pursuit — military power, financial strength, commerce — the homeland became the best in the…

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