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2025-12-04 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

The Spirit of Malta: How the West Deceived Gorbachev

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Posted by badanov 2025-12-04 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1773 views ] Top

1 I never did understand how anything to do with Lenin was tied to democracy…

Kinda like how US Democrats define "democracy"

Posted by Frank G 2025-12-04 06:41|| 2025-12-04 06:41|| Front Page Top

2 Gotta be some malt spirits humor in here somewhere.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-12-04 09:32|| 2025-12-04 09:32|| Front Page Top

3 What did Soviet leaders drink?

The founder of the Soviet Union was indifferent to wine and hard liquor, but loved beer. When he lived in Munich during his first emigration (1900-1905), Lenin regularly went to the ‘Hoffbrau’ beer house. Nadezhda Krupskaya's memories confirm that Lenin drank beer not only in Munich. "Sometimes, in Paris, he would sit down with the workers, order a small jug of dark beer and the whole evening would talk about urgent tasks," Lenin’s wife recalled.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-12-04 10:10|| 2025-12-04 10:10|| Front Page Top

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