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Foundation for the History of Totalitarianism

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The Foundation is a non-profit organisation providing information about the history of totalitarianism, particularly in the 20th century, & publishing research.

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It was great to see so many people coming to the open weekend at the 1:1 train museum in Margate where our tank was on show. We gave away many leaflets about the tank and booklets about the Holodomor.

It was great to see so many people coming to the open weekend at the 1:1 train museum in Margate where our tank was on show. We gave away many leaflets about the tank and booklets about the Holodomor.
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We have added more images and details about our artefacts to our website. This one is a medal from fascist Italy. It tells a story. historyoftotalitarianism.com/mussolini-meda…

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1. 🌸 On August 24, 1925, Yevheniia Sakevych-Dallas was born, a witness to the Holodomor, an artist, and a model. She was born in the village of Kamiana Balka in the Mykolaiv region to a prosperous peasant family.

1. 🌸 On August 24, 1925, Yevheniia Sakevych-Dallas was born, a witness to the Holodomor, an artist, and a model. She was born in the village of Kamiana Balka in the Mykolaiv region to a prosperous peasant family.
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This letter, signed by Hitler, dated this day in 1939, authorised involuntary "mercy deaths" for disabled, mentally ill and incurably sick people. Between 275,000 and 300,000 people were killed in psychiatric hospitals.

This letter, signed by Hitler, dated this day in 1939, authorised involuntary "mercy deaths" for disabled, mentally ill and incurably sick people. Between 275,000 and 300,000 people were killed in psychiatric hospitals.
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Jung Chang on why Mao started the Cultural Revolution and how the current Chinese government is claiming it was a good thing. Exclusive video. youtu.be/WBy8FmZgjvY?si…

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Mussolini rose to power over the bodies of those who his thugs beat, tortured, humiliated and killed. He provided the blueprint for Hitler's rise. See our new article: historyoftotalitarianism.com/mussolini-and-…

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On Tuesday next week, we will hold our first Continuing Professional Development course for history teachers at the Imperial War Museum. The subject will be the Holodomor.

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On this date in 1956, Soviet tanks invaded Hungary with the job of crushing the Hungarian Revolution. This was the winning essay about it in our annual essay competition. historyoftotalitarianism.com/history-essay-…

On this date in 1956, Soviet tanks invaded Hungary with the job of crushing the Hungarian Revolution. This was the winning essay about it in our annual essay competition.
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