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Wolfgang Leonhard (16 April 1921 – 17 August 2014) was a German political author and historian of the Soviet Union, the German Democratic Republic and Communism.A German Communist whose family had fled Hitler's Germany and who was educated in the Soviet Union, after World War II Leonhard became one of the founders and leaders of the German Democratic Republic until he became disillusioned ...
Until 1955 and the publication of Wolfgang Leonhard's book, Die Revolution entläßt ihre Kinder (later published in English as Child of the Revolution), knowledge of the Ulbricht Group was kept secret. In Leonhard's opinion, it was kept secret so as not to emphasize the role of communist exiles from Moscow in the establishment of the GDR.
"During the Reign of Terror, at least 300,000 suspects were arrested; 17,000 were officially executed, and perhaps 10,000 died in prison or without trial." [1] [4]
According to Applebaum, her great-grandparents immigrated to America during the reign of Alexander III of Russia from what is now Belarus. [10] After attending Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., Applebaum entered Yale University, where during the Fall 1982 semester she studied Soviet history under Wolfgang Leonhard. [11]
First Strike Still Deadly is the ninth studio album by Testament, released in 2001.It consists of re-recorded songs released on The Legacy and The New Order, as well as a re-recording of "Reign of Terror", which was originally on Legacy's Demo 1 and appeared as a B-side from the "Trial by Fire" single; the latter version also appeared on the 1993 EP Return to the Apocalyptic City.
The most powerful man in France, Maximilien Robespierre, wants to become the nation's dictator.He summons François Barras, the only man who can nominate him before the National Convention.
The former Hotel Lux in Moscow. Hotel Lux (Люксъ) was a hotel in Moscow during the Soviet Union, housing many leading exiled and visiting Communists.During the Nazi era, exiles from all over Europe went there, particularly from Germany.
Keith Anderson – Robespierre; Jack Cunningham – Jailer; Jeffry Wickham – Webster; Neville Smith – D'Argenson; Laidlaw Dalling – Rouvray; Peter Walker – Small Boy; James Cairncross – Lemaitre