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Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
Stalin, on the other hand, died a natural death and buried next to Lenin in Red Square. Within the year, Nikita Khrushchev was well in the process of de-Stalinizing the Soviet Union, and ol' 'Joe Steel' (the literal translation of his name; his real name was Josef Vissarionovich Dzugashvili) got evicted from Lenin's tomb.
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Actually, it's never been proven that Stalin died a natural death. In fact, it's believed now that he was slowly poisoned, the kicker being during a long dinner with lots of high Soviets (Khruschev being one). So, if Stalin died a natural death, then Elvis did too.
On a (completely un)related note, Khruschev's son is a professor at my school--International Relations. I see him around from time to time. A thinner version of his father, with hair.
Who
doesn't know that Stalin means "steel" in Russian?
One caveat:
I'm happy that Saddam is no longer in power; I am concerned, however, that liberation of the Iraqi people was secondary to getting him out of power. Keep in mind, this is not, and never was, a humanitarian mission.
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