H. G. Wells interviewing J. V. Stalin (1934)

Re:H. G. Wells interviewing J. V. Stalin (1934) by hydrok9 on Thursday April 06, 2023 @12:24PM (#35470677)

It's pretty clear that Stalin used the famine to help liquidize non-Russian groups who had strong identites and had resisted collectivization. Ukrainians were #1 on this list. It's a textbook play.

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Re:H. G. Wells interviewing J. V. Stalin (1934) by medo-bear on Thursday April 06, 2023 @04:42PM (#35474115)

> Stalin used the famine to help liquidize non-Russian groups

Stalin was an ethnic Georgian. Why would he do that?

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Re:H. G. Wells interviewing J. V. Stalin (1934) by hydrok9 on Thursday April 06, 2023 @07:03PM (#35475719)

Political stability and in order to gain their assets without compensation.

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Re:H. G. Wells interviewing J. V. Stalin (1934) by bilqis on Friday April 07, 2023 @08:00AM (#35480689)

I think the source you’re linking is very biased, as well as your claims are very wild and require thorough proofs.

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Re:H. G. Wells interviewing J. V. Stalin (1934) by hydrok9 on Friday April 07, 2023 @12:42PM (#35483732)

Have you read it? It's very comprehensive. I would highly recommend you do so if you are at all interested in the subject.

What "non-biased" sources would you recommend?

It's also not very wild, from a historical point of view, for an authoritarian leader to destroy or decimate ethnic groups or communities. In fact, it's extremely common, as it is an effective way of consolidating power.

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