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The special ideological operation going according to plan

According to a famous Soviet joke, Stalin left his will in three envelopes. That is how it was in the original version. The first envelope – “open immediately after death” – said “bury me in the mausoleum next to Lenin.”

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gensek September 2, 2023September 2, 2023 Legacy, Monuments, Propaganda, Stalin in the News, Stalinism Today, Vladimir Putin
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