In 1936, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin determined it was time for the Soviet Union to have another

census.

They hadn't conducted a census since 1926, and he wanted some actual numbers to show the

world the success of the Soviet system.

And needless to say, the numbers were not what Stalin had expected, and promised.

Learn more about the 1937 Soviet Census, the Census that exposed Stalin on this episode of everything

everywhere daily. This episode is sponsored by Audible.

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Today's audiobook recommendation is Stalin,

the new biography of a dictator by Oleg Klevenuk.

Joseph Stalin exercised supreme power

in the Soviet Union from 1929 until his death in 1953.

During that quarter century, he caused the imprisonment and execution of no fewer than a million Soviet citizens per year.

Millions more were victims of famine directly resulting from Stalin's policies.

What drove him to such ruthlessness?

This essential biography by the author most deeply familiar with the vast archives of the Soviet era offers an

unprecedented fine-grain portrait of Stalin, the man, and the dictator. You can get a

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The history of late Zararist era slash early Soviet era censuses isn't great.

The country had undergone an incredible amount of turmoil over the last several decades

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