Antony Beevor on the Russian revolution
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The Three Fundamental Lies of the Soviet Union
Red terror was something which was essential right from the beginning. The other thing which we are seeing again to day is a torrent of lies, of complete falsehoods. Lenin had promised the peasants that they were going to get the land when it was taken from landowners. On the orthodox church, he promised the factory workers that they would be running through the soviets. And he promised the soldiers suffering on the eastern front that they would have peace. So there were the three fundamental lies right from the start. Truth has never been a factor, if you like, ever since"
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