![Russian dictator Joseph Stalin often had photos retouched to remove people who had died or been removed from office. Source I Image: via Boredom Therapy - iFunny Brazil Russian dictator Joseph Stalin often had photos retouched to remove people who had died or been removed from office. Source I Image: via Boredom Therapy - iFunny Brazil](https://imageproxyb.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/1613ca701cde2a3ae080d94a2a08d67b64b4a3bd7904e2f60baf60e6718e756f_1.jpg)
Russian dictator Joseph Stalin often had photos retouched to remove people who had died or been removed from office. Source I Image: via Boredom Therapy - iFunny Brazil
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Long Before Photoshop, the Soviets Mastered the Art of Erasing People from Photographs — and History Too | Open Culture
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From Blurring Imperfections to Falsifying Reality: How Stalin Made the Truth Disappear Through 'Photoshop'
Censorship in the Soviet Union Censorship of images was widespread in the Soviet Union and used extensively during the political purges of Joseph Stalin, where the Soviet government attempted to erase some
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