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In this text, various historical events are narrated with a humorous and simplified approach. It begins with a mention of selling merchandise and then delves into historical events, including the Russian Revolution, the rise of Stalin, the use of atomic bombs, and the beginning of the Korean War. The text highlights the tensions and conflicts between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, as well as the changes in Soviet leadership from Stalin to Khrushchev. It also touches on cultural and political developments within the Soviet Union during this period.
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1. The narrator plans to do a face reveal while wearing merchandise to boost sales.
2. New minimalist and Cold War merchandise is available.
3. There is a limited edition Churchill character pin.
4. The year is 1917, and World War I is ongoing on the eastern front.
5. Germany and Russia are on the brink of collapse.
6. A mission is given to find a man mistakenly identified as Lennon but is actually Lenin.
7. Lenin is exiled to Switzerland.
8. Stalin takes power after Lenin's death.
9. Stalin implements Five-Year Plans and reigned with terror.
10. Stalin's opponents are arrested or disappear.
11. The USSR Anthem plays during Stalin's rise.
12. The Germans put Lenin on a train to Russia to create an internal crisis.
13. The Berlin Airlift was a success.
14. The Soviet Union develops its atomic bomb.
15. The Korean War begins when North Korea invades the South.
16. China and the Soviet Union sign a mutual defense treaty.
17. The UN creates an emergency force to defend the South.
18. The Korean War ends in a stalemate.
19. Eisenhower is elected as U.S. President.
20. Stalin dies, and Khrushchev becomes the new leader.
21. Khrushchev initiates de-Stalinization and allows some mild reforms in the Soviet Union.