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Lenin Part 2: Underground, On the Run

Real Dictators

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The Tsar's Great War

In 1914, Russia and Austria-Hungary are officially enemies. Lenin is immediately suspected of being a spy. The Russian army loses men by the hundreds of thousands. Out of an army of 6.5 million, over 1.2 million are dead or missing. But as ever, Lenin sees opportunity amid the suffering.

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