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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

"I thought Lenin looked small."

Roger Von Oench is in Moscow, posing with Lenin and the Czar. Dummies. Then on to the tomb.
[I]t takes about two minutes to walk around the body. I thought Lenin looked small....

Once outside the tomb, we walked slowly past the graves of former Soviet leaders, including Stalin, who was the greatest mass murderer in history (estimated 40-60 million victims). For me, it was a weird experience. On the other hand, the Ukrainians we were with were deeply moved by it all. As were most of the other visitors.

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