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You can sense the vast inequalities of Tsarist Russia in [Anton] Chekhov and [Lev] Tolstoy.

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And American soldiers were the victims of these things in Spain, American volunteers. So this war was really a testing ground for Hitler.
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I think in many ways, the Spanish Civil War was the first battle of World War II.
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Skinner goes everywhere, from border crossings to brothels to bargaining sessions with dealers in human beings
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You know, by 1936, Hitler was already talking very loudly about his desire to expand to the east.
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Because they wanted a sympathetic ally in power. So I think it really was the opening act of World War II.
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To bring us this vivid, searing account of the wide network of human trafficking and servitude which spans today’s globe.
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