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Workers wash a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin,
on the eve of the 146th anniversary of his birth, in Krasnoyarsk,
Siberia, Russia, April 21, 2016 (Reuters)


Lenin Statue Back in Berlin

Lenin Statue Back in Berlin

Berlin, London – After being exhibited in one of Zurich’s museums, the statue of the Russian revolution leader Vladimir Lenin has returned to its destination in the German historical museum in Berlin. The German Historical Museum announced on Tuesday that the...
Media ID: 55290278
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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks at the Opera House in central Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA)


A Revolution without a Thinker or Leader

A Revolution without a Thinker or Leader

We do not know what Bashar al-Assad was thinking of when he asked who is the Syrian revolution’s “thinker” or “leader”. Was he thinking of the French or Russian revolutions, or was he perhaps considering the 8th March revolution in Syria? If he was thinking of the...