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I began to despise Lenin, even when I was in the first grade, not so much because of his political philosophy or practice... but because of his omnipresent images.
Joseph Brodsky
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"I began to despise Lenin, even when I was in the first grade, not so much because of his political philosophy or practice... but because of his omnipresent images."
— Joseph Brodsky

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I began to despise Lenin, even when I was in the first grade, not so much because of his political philosophy or practice... but because of his omnipresent images. — Joseph Brodsky

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Joseph Brodsky was a Poet from Soviet Union (1940–1996).

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This quote is attributed to Joseph Brodsky, a Poet from Soviet Union.
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Joseph Brodsky lived from 1940 – 1996.