I'm pretty sure we would know from the Soviet archives whether or not this happened. This is so ridiculous

  • culpritus [any]
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    7 days ago

    Well I have to credit this guy's website because TIL that the quote about absolute power corrupting is literally from a catholic lord born to a baron LMAO

    he was attached to Lord Granville's mission to Moscow as British representative at the coronation of Alexander II of Russia.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dalberg-Acton,_1st_Baron_Acton