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Questions Posed by Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman to Lenin, 1920

Questions Posed by Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman to Lenin, 1920
In 1920, Goldman and Berkman gained an audience with Lenin, in which they asked a series of questions about the Soviet suppression of dissent and persecution of anarchists. Dissatisfied with his responses and disillusioned with the Soviet Union, Goldman and Berkman soon left the country.
Institution: Russian State Archive of Social-Political History
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1920
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Russian State Archive of Social-Political History
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01-JAN-20

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Questions Posed by Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman to Lenin, 1920." (Viewed on November 21, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/questions-posed-by-goldman-and-alexander-berkman-to-lenin>.