Re: Atheism: Past, Present, and Future
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Originally Posted by Awar
The Gulags existed BEFORE there was a Soviet Union. During the time
of the Orthodox Christian monarchy.
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No they didnt. Being exiled to Siberia under the Czars came nowhere close to what happened during Soviet times.
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