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What factors determined whether a person was sent into Soviet gulag?
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What are some Russian stereotypes in media and arts?
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How much does it cost to travel from Moscow to Vladivostok in Russia by train?
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How did Stalin use terror and imprisonment to maintain control?
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How were Lenin and the Bolsheviks able to seize power?
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What is the best english translation of novels by Bulgakov?
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