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Photo of Hungarian Lenin Boys paramilitary posing with the body of one of their victims, Hungarian Soviet Republic, 1919 (717x833)

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Photo of Hungarian Lenin Boys paramilitary posing with the body of one of their victims, Hungarian Soviet Republic, 1919 (717x833)

“I’d rather be red than dead” Native American/ communism poster no clue date or artist but assume 60s/70s

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“I’d rather be red than dead” Native American/ communism poster no clue date or artist but assume 60s/70s

My mom on Halloween, 1972. She was 2 and a half.

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My mom on Halloween, 1972. She was 2 and a half.

Uma Thurman’s mother Nena von Schleebrügge posing for Vogue magazine in 1958

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Uma Thurman’s mother Nena von Schleebrügge posing for Vogue magazine in 1958

Me & my parents from around 1969. My mother sewed their outfits.

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Me & my parents from around 1969. My mother sewed their outfits.

My grandparents in the 1940s

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My grandparents in the 1940s

"European Commonwealth". USSR, 1952

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"European Commonwealth". USSR, 1952

During the Dachau Liberation Reprisals, German SS troops were killed by outraged U.S. soldiers and concentration camp prisoners at the Dachau concentration camp on April 29, 1945, after they saw thousands of decaying dead bodies, many in locked train cars. Estimated 30-50 were killed.

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During the Dachau Liberation Reprisals, German SS troops were killed by outraged U.S. soldiers and concentration camp prisoners at the Dachau concentration camp on April 29, 1945, after they saw thousands of decaying dead bodies, many in locked train cars. Estimated 30-50 were killed.

A young boy playing the banjo with his dog, 1920...

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A young boy playing the banjo with his dog, 1920...

Massive Anti-Nazi Protest in Berlin, 1933. (970x747)

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Massive Anti-Nazi Protest in Berlin, 1933. (970x747)

American cartoon from the Vietnam War (1967) showing Vietcong cursing US jets as 'butchers' while they massacre a village.

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American cartoon from the Vietnam War (1967) showing Vietcong cursing US jets as 'butchers' while they massacre a village.

Me crushing on my first date, 1969

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Me crushing on my first date, 1969

Photo of Draža Mihailović, leader of the Chetnik movement during WW2, in Yugoslavia court being charged with high treason and war crimes. He was found guilty and was executed, along with other Chetniks (1946)(664x428)

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Photo of Draža Mihailović, leader of the Chetnik movement during WW2, in Yugoslavia court being charged with high treason and war crimes. He was found guilty and was executed, along with other Chetniks (1946)(664x428)

My Grandma chilling on the couch, 1971.

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My Grandma chilling on the couch, 1971.

Horse-drawn wagons of German refugees from Königsberg being evacuated during the Soviet offensives into East Prussia (January 1945)(800x543)

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Horse-drawn wagons of German refugees from Königsberg being evacuated during the Soviet offensives into East Prussia (January 1945)(800x543)

Gentlemen of advanced age and a dignified beard poses proudly with his violin, Circa 1901.

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Gentlemen of advanced age and a dignified beard poses proudly with his violin, Circa 1901.

"Another fucking royal parasite!"- British anarchist newspaper 'Class War' 1984

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"Another fucking royal parasite!"- British anarchist newspaper 'Class War' 1984

Heinz Barth, a former German SS officer, in East German court being charged with massacring an entire French village during WW2. Sentenced to life imprisonment, but was later awarded a "war victim" pension and released in reunited Germany. (1983)(612x489)

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Heinz Barth, a former German SS officer, in East German court being charged with massacring an entire French village during WW2. Sentenced to life imprisonment, but was later awarded a "war victim" pension and released in reunited Germany. (1983)(612x489)

'Black child and shady characters' — Soviet illustration (1956) showing Klansmen and other characters blocking a black child's path to school.

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'Black child and shady characters' — Soviet illustration (1956) showing Klansmen and other characters blocking a black child's path to school.

New York City, 1982: 65 W 54th St, taken from the Warwick Hotel

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New York City, 1982: 65 W 54th St, taken from the Warwick Hotel