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“The man who occupies the first place in an undemocratic state can give himself any award that takes his fancy, but it does not increase his authority - rather, the contrary. This was something Brezhnev and Chernenko did not understand. In all, Stalin had about as many decorations as, say, Mekhlis, and four or five times fewer than Brezhnev”

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Dmitri Volkogonov
Dmitri Volkogonov

Russian historian known for his extensive research on the history of the Soviet Union. His works have had a profound impact on the study of history after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. more

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