On 30 December 1922, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was established. This is a subject so vast, complex and comprehensive that it would make hundreds of articles or dozens of books. Therefore, today's article will be different from the others. It will be a reflection based on facts.
When Pyotr Struve recalled his first meeting with Lenin, he mentioned that Ilyich had almost no character traits. His only trait was hatred, which literally oozed from him. In Struve's words: "... it was repulsive and terrible, stemming from hard, almost animal emotions and disgust. It was cold, like Lenin himself."
The Great October Socialist Revolution and the formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics are not only the greatest tragedy of the 20th century, but probably the greatest tragedy in human history. The rise of the Bolsheviks to power in one country condemned a hundred million people to death all over the world.
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