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Re:A new book on cannibalism in the 1921 Russian famine by chungus_khan on Monday November 04, 2019 @03:15PM (#21445971)
I have a hard time taking this seriously when whoever wrote the abstract doesn't seem to be aware that the Soviet Union was founded in December 1922. Basic historical errors in the abstract make the paywall less appealing, and it's unfortunate if a lot of work went into the actual article.
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Re:A new book on cannibalism in the 1921 Russian famine by lyxsus on Monday November 04, 2019 @03:28PM (#21446115)
Soviet state was established in Russia 1917. In 1922 USSR was formed from several soviet states, including Russian Soviet Republic.
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Re:A new book on cannibalism in the 1921 Russian famine by chungus_khan on Monday November 04, 2019 @03:34PM (#21446193)
The article's abstract mentions the Soviet Union explicitly:

> In 1921, the Lenin-led Soviet Union faced one of the worst famines in history. A new book details its horrors and the American effort to combat cannibalism

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Re:A new book on cannibalism in the 1921 Russian famine by lyxsus on Monday November 04, 2019 @05:10PM (#21447087)
Come on, the difference is less important than when one confuses Frankenstein for his monster, especially in this context.
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Re:A new book on cannibalism in the 1921 Russian famine by F00bart on Monday November 04, 2019 @03:28PM (#21446109)
I don’t remember the author talking about the soviet union existing before 1922, he does talks about soviets (assemblies).
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Re:A new book on cannibalism in the 1921 Russian famine by chungus_khan on Monday November 04, 2019 @03:35PM (#21446204)
The error is in the abstract, but it made me lose interest in the rest of the article.
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Re:A new book on cannibalism in the 1921 Russian famine by julienreszka on Monday November 04, 2019 @03:24PM (#21446066)
What is the Russian Revolution of 1917? What is the Russian Civil War?
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