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"(P)ut the study of party history on to a scientific Bolshevik basis and to sharpen vigilance against Trotskyist and all other falsifiers of the history of our party." Joseph Stalin

"All is in vain: the soul is blinded, We are destined for the worms and maggots, And not even the ashes remain In the land of Russian justice." Zinaida Gippius

"The first question that you ought to put are: To what class does he belong? What is his origin? What is his education or profession? And it is these questions that ought to determine the fate of the accused. In this lies the significance and essence of the Red Terror."