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January 31, 1929

On January 31, 1929, Joseph Stalin had Leon Trotsky exiled from the USSR. Apparently, Leon, one of the original band members of Lenin’s group was too popular with the common Russian people and Iron Joe did not like to share power. It was early in Stalin’s reign, so he told Trotsky “You don’t have to … Continue reading

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