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eppur_se_muova

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10. The thing I remember most vividly about Stalin is that he died alone on the floor of his bedroom ...

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Wed Dec 2, 2020, 09:06 AM

Dec 2020

... because no one had the courage to risk arousing his anger by disturbing him and so they waited hours to open the door. By then it was too late.

A fitting end, in a small way.

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The thing I remember most vividly about Stalin is that he died alone on the floor of his bedroom ... eppur_se_muova Dec 2020 #10