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Children of Dictators

Behind the Bastards

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Gulags Are Nice Places Right?

Stalin's daughter Svetlana was one of millions swept up in the gulag system. Castro wasn't as much of a dick about it as Stalin, but he did have his own problems too. The Russian word for Russia is "gulag" which means 'man cow' and refers to when you fatten someone up so that you can eat them while crossing the tundra.

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