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WS MoreOrLess: Soviet World War Deaths

Did almost 80% of the males born in the Soviet Union in 1923 not survive World War Two, as has been claimed online? Plus: the problem with China’s economic figures. This programme was first broadcast on the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service.

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