The people before us weren't perfect. Their mistakes are blueprints to learn from and build a better world
this post was submitted on 20 May 2026
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The CIA, in an internal memo never meant to be released, made it clear that Stalin was not a dictator and that leadership was collective.
The USSR brought dramatic democratization to society. First-hand accounts from Statesian journalist Anna Louise Strong in her book This Soviet World describe soviet elections and factory councils in action. Statesian Pat Sloan even wrote Soviet Democracy to describe in detail the system the soviets had built for curious Statesians to read about.
From the CIA memo, what does "the MVD" stand for?
Ministry of Internal Affairs, successor to the NKVD (Peoples Commissariat)
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