Barack obama online biography of stalin
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Thank You, Comrade Stalin, for Ben Carson
Say what you will about presidential candidate Ben Carson, but his performance in Saturday's Republican debate has moved his party forward. After years of Republicans comparing Barack Obama to Hitler, we now know that the GOP is our only hope against a rival totalitarian dictator: Joseph Stalin.
And, really, it’s only fair. Hitler has been dead for 71 years, while Stalin has only been (intermittently) buried for 62. It’s the Republican brand of progress: giving the younger dead a chance.
For Russia watchers, this is exciting news. When Carson invoked Stalin during his closing speech at the debate, our ears perked up: finally, our historical expertise will have its moment! There is only one problem: Stalin never said the words attributed to him by Carson.
The Truth Is (Way) Out There
Fortunately, it turns out that Carson’s use of this fake quote is far more interesting than any real Stalin quote could have been. The words Stalin never said actually demonstrate how close American fringe discourse is to that of their fellow tinfoil-hat-wearers in the Russian-speaking world. Both Russian and American conspiracy theorists are obsessed with the idea that external and internal enemies are wearing away at the moral fabric
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Remarks By The President At The New Economic School Graduation
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release July 7, 2009
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT THE NEW ECONOMIC SCHOOL GRADUATION
Gostinny Dvor
Moscow, Russia
12:13 P.M. (Local)
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Well, congratulations, Oxana. And to the entire Class of 2009, congratulations to you. I don't know if anybody else will meet their future wife or husband in class like I did, but I'm sure that you're all going to have wonderful careers.
I want to acknowledge a few people who are here. We have President Mikhail Gorbachev is here today, and I want everybody to give him a big round of applause. (Applause.) I want to thank Sergei Gurief, Director of the New Economic School. (Applause.) Max Boiko, their Chairman of the Board. (Applause.) And Arkady Dvorkovich, who i
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Stalin, Volume I
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