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The spirit of the Russian Revolution

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November 2, 2017

100 years ago, Lenin launched the communist revolution in St. Petersburg, Russia. But the city won’t be celebrating the anniversary. After all, the revolution was a radical upheaval – and upheaval is something Vladimir Putin doesn’t want.

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