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- 1 2 Nomenclature des journaux & revues en langue française du monde entier . Paris, Les bureaux de l'Argus, 1937. p. 495
- ↑ Durand, Damien. Opposants à Staline: l'opposition de gauche internationale et Trotsky (1929-1930) . [Grenoble]: Pensée sauvage, 1988. p. 36
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