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If you have fond thoughts about Lenin and the Revolution…stop. it. right. now

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Naomi

Or else. (That’s an empty threat, in case you shivered in fear when reading it.) Because I went to an excellent high school, a large public high school with terrific (union) teachers, my classmates and I were assigned an interesting … Continue reading →

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1) I loathe Lenin. Here is why

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Naomi

It’s been sitting on my desk for a few weeks now, the great biography of Lenin by Victor Sebesteyn, to which I’ve referred numerous times. The reason it’s there? Because I see many Post-Its in turquoise and neon green sticking … Continue reading →

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Part 2. The matriarch of all revolutions

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Naomi

As I wrote a few days ago, the Russian Revolution — as narrated by Victor Sebestyen in his historical biography, Lenin — was a series of absurdities which remind me of Armando Iannucci’s great satirical film, The Death of Stalin. … Continue reading →

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