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For a head of state presiding over a ruined economy, an active army with its low wages is god-sent: All he's got to do is provide it with an objective.
Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky
Born: May 24, 1940
Died: Jan 28, 1996

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