Chapter 1, “Trust me—West is best” (p. 12)
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The reality of life under the USSR is not something most people can accurately comprehend now, because it happened before most millennials were born and thus preceded the advent of social media, which means to most of my peers it might as well never have happened at all.
— Konstantin Kisin
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About Konstantin Kisin
Konstantin Kisin (born 25 December 1982) is a Russian-British podcaster, author and political commentator.
About Konstantin Kisin
Konstantin Kisin (born 25 December 1982) is a Russian-British podcaster, author and political commentator.
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