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They Once Believed—Then Walked Away: 15 People Who Abandoned Their Causes

Darren August 19, 2025 6 min
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8. Doris Lessing: Abandoning Communism

8. Doris Lessing: Abandoning Communism
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Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing was once an ardent communist, even supporting revolutionary causes in South Africa. Disillusioned by oppressive practices, she renounced communism and chronicled her intellectual journey in her autobiography, as highlighted by The New York Review of Books. (newyorker.com)

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