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Tragic diary of Russia's 'Anne Frank' relives Stalinist horror

Jul 2 - Seeded by Irma
Source: news.independent.co.uk

From the page: -- A 13-year-old schoolgirl who kept a poignant and ultimately tragic diary that recounts what it was like to grow up in Stalin's Soviet Union has been hailed as Russia's answer to Anne Frank. --

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TDIH: Soviet Union blockades Berlin

Jun 24 - By cp33

Today, after not getting the "correct" response from the West on payments from West Germany on war debts, The Soviet Union decided to blockade the city of Berlin.

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Lithuania's 'Stalin's World' Theme Park

May 2 - Seeded by Lindsay Young
Source: news.yahoo.com

Grutas Park, a quirky theme park dotted with relics of Lithuania's communist past, has become a major tourist attraction in this former Soviet republic.

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Stalin's half-man, half-ape super-warriors

Jan 6 - Seeded by Alex Jones
Source: Scotsman.com News

Apparently, back in the mid 1920s, Josef Stalin “ordered the creation of Planet of the Apes-style warriors by crossing humans with apes”. It's amazing how bits of history continue to surface after eight decades.

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