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Past failures don't define the future of socialism (lemmy.ml)
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The people before us weren't perfect. Their mistakes are blueprints to learn from and build a better world

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[–] Aralakh@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

From the CIA memo, what does "the MVD" stand for?

[–] Edie@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Ministry of Internal Affairs, successor to the NKVD (Peoples Commissariat)

[–] Aralakh@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 hours ago

Thank you!

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 hours ago

Beat me to it!