The Anti-Monopoly Board Game That Promoted a 'Soviet America' | How a socialist board game from 1934 exemplifies an era where American communists saw proletarian revolution as imminent and inevitable

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The Anti-Monopoly Board Game That Promoted a 'Soviet America' | How a socialist board game from 1934 exemplifies an era where American communists saw proletarian revolution as imminent and inevitable

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The Anti-Monopoly Board Game That Promoted a 'Soviet America'

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In 1934, American Communists translated a Stalinist book about revolution into a children’s game. Curiously, it didn't catch on.

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If this is on sale now I think a lot of people would like to get a copy (for collection)

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