Prison of the peoples
Prison of the peoples (Russian: Тюрьма́ наро́дов) is a phrase first used by Vladimir Lenin in 1914. He applied it to Russian Empire, describing the national policy of that time.[1] The idea of calling Russia a prison is based on Marquis de Custine's book La Russie en 1839.
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