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Quote by Joseph Stalin

“A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.”

Quote by Joseph Stalin

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Joseph Stalin, the former Premier of the Soviet Union, was born on December 18, 1878, and died on March 5, 1953. He was the leader of the Soviet Communist Party and had a profound impact on the political, economic, and military development of the Soviet Union. more

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