Mark Bennett wrote:
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>And who knew the Bolshies were such witty fellows, or at least said to
>be such witty fellows. In addition to "four walls. . . " I just read
>this bit attributed to Trotsky: when asked what one should do with
>fascists, "Acquaint them with the pavement" It must have been one bon
>mot after another when the lads were relaxing together after a hard day
>smashing the counter-revolution.
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Trostsky is a wonderful writer. Barbara Tuchman actually compared him to
Thucydides as a writer of history, and I cannot think of higher praise.
Nor do I think that Barbara is a fellow traveller of any kind.
Joanna
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