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Unwilling to share his victory, Lenin began a struggle for the soul of the Russian peasantry; this bloody stalemate was only ended by Stalin a decade later through a terror in which millions Russians perished.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49589960737041,"sku":"GOR011165116","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49618807390481,"sku":"GOR004396866","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0752446738.jpg?v=1766658750"},{"product_id":"eastern-europe-since-1945-book-geoffrey-swain-9780333545447","title":"Eastern Europe Since 1945","description":"This book puts into context the unsuccessful socialist experiment in Eastern Europe. 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