Ignition sequence start.

6.5.4. 3. 2.1.0. All engine running.

From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent.

On Sunday, June 25th, communist forces attacked the Republic of Korea.

We have been compelled to create a permanent armamentous industry of vast proportions.

As a free man, I say pride in the word, Hish bin, Hein, Bealina.

Three representatives of one foreign power, the Soviet Union, have been expelled for spy.

It was C.S. Lewis, who in his unforgettable screwtake letters, wrote,

The greatest evil is not done now in those sort of dens of crime that Dickens

love to paint.

Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall. Okay, so welcome back. Today, we are continuing our look at the history of the Soviet Union.

Specifically, I'm wanting to look at totalitarianism in general, and then we'll look at Stalin and Soviet communism before the Second World War.

Now, before we get started off, let's listen to the national anthem of the Soviet Union.

We'll see you after the song. The

The I'm not I'm I'm

the I'm . And

I'm We're going to be able to be able to be. We're going to be.

And so. The

Chonlea, I'm not going to be able to be. And so The

The The The

The Okay, so let's start off with totalitarianism in general.

Now, there's a difference between the term totalitarianism and what some might refer to as conservative authoritarianism.

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