Antony Beevor on the Russian revolution
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What Was the Reaction Around the World to the Triumph of Lenin and the Bolshevix?
How concerned were the western powers by the triumph of leni and the bolshevix? I think they were greatly perturbed. And this is actually what gorke had warned about right from the start, when he tried to warn the russian people that this is where lenin is leaving ouWhat was the reaction around the world to communist victory in the civil war? The harvests were totally disastrous. There was cannibalism in many areas. Know, the the suffering was simply appalling.
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