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Marion Smith

Marion Smith is the executive director of Victims of Communism, a non-profit educational and human rights organization.

CENTURY OF BLOOD

100 Years of Communism’s Bloody Legacy

One hundred years ago this month, Lenin detrained at Finland Station. Now, young people think George Bush killed more people than Stalin. We need some history lessons, pronto.

Marion Smith

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