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Special Report Transcript Episode 20, Section 4, Time 20:55And now for a completely different story in our search for the truth. In the late 1930s the dreams of the Russian revolution for a better world were shattered by the paranoia of the new Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin. Millions of people were labelled enemies of the revolution and sent to labour camps or gulags. Many millions died or were executed. Among those were three South Africans who were in Moscow at the time. This is the sad story of Lazar Bach and the Richter brothers, three South African communists who fell victim to Stalin’s murderous purges. Notes: Max du Preez References: there are no references for this transcript |