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Which historical events did Isaiah Berlin live through during his time in Petrograd?

  • The revolutions of 1917

  • World War II

  • The fall of the Berlin Wall

  • The Russian Revolution

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Isaiah Berlin lived in Petrograd during the revolutions of 1917, which led to the collapse of the Russian Empire and the establishment of the Soviet Union. He was a witness to the overthrow of the Tsar and the rise of the Bolsheviks, and his experiences in Russia had a profound impact on his thinking about politics and history.
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