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“Comrades, just as the earth, after a long drought, pants for rain, so the workers of the world pant for the end of the accursed war, for unification. This striving of the workers for unification is the greatest factor in world history.”

Quote by Grigory Zinoviev

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Grigory Zinoviev
Grigory Zinoviev

Grigory Zinoviev was a Russian politician and one of the early leaders of the Soviet Union. Born on September 23, 1883, he died on August 25, 1936. Zinoviev played a significant role in the Russian Revolution and the founding of the Soviet Union, serving as a close aide to Lenin. more

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