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• Did you know that the Red Star and Hammer/Sickle represent symbols of horror to survivors of Stalin’s Russia?
• Did you know that it is now an offence in the Baltic state of Lithuania to display the images of Soviet and Nazi leaders? This includes flags, emblems and badges carrying insignia, such as the hammer and sickle or swastika.
• Did you know that 7-10 million people died during the intentionally enforced famine in the Ukraine in 1932-3? It is now called the "Holodomor".
• Did you know that ten countries now officially recognize the Ukrainian famine as an intentional genocide?
• Did you know that Stalin is responsible for 45-60 million deaths during his reign?
• Did you know that over 20 million people died in the Gulag prison camps during Stalin’s reign?
• Did you know that there were over 2000 prison camps in the former USSR?