Communism reached its hideous depths in Russia under Joseph Stalin, but it was rotten right from day one
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5 min read1 Jun 2015'Stalin' is far more than the story of the man. Stephen Kotkin's stunningly ambitious project is nothing less than to write an exhaustive history of Russia and the world around it
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3 min read6 Mar 2013The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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