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188: 1919 - The USSR

The History of the Twentieth Century

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Voices Under Siege: The Soviet Literary Clampdown

This chapter explores the Soviet government's stringent control over the publishing industry, which silenced dissenting literary voices, exemplified by Evgeny Zamniatin's novel, We. It also chronicles Lenin's declining health and the power struggles within the Bolshevik party, particularly between Stalin and Trotsky, set against the backdrop of Lenin's critical testament and political maneuverings.

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