Misrepresentation and Lack of Agency in the Soviet Union

This chapter explores the misrepresentation of the Soviet Union and the lack of agency given to its citizens. It discusses how Lenin offered an alternative to poverty and ignorance, but Reagan portrays it as not being fulfilled. The chapter also highlights the twisting of facts and the projection of American ideals onto Lenin and later Stalin.

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