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Russian historian Mikhail Suprun, who investigating the fate of Germans imprisoned in the Soviet Union during World War II, has been arrested by Russian authorities in a clampdown on historical research into the Stalin era . "What we are seeing is the rebirth of control over history," said Rauf Gabidullin. "The majority of Russians don't have any idea of the scale of Stalin's repression.

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"Stalin wasn't such a bad guy"

-Leon Trotsky

"Stalin wasn't such a bad guy"

-Leon Trotsky

"That man may have brought us nothing but headaches, but yeah, his heart was in the right place."
-Kamenev

"American Historian Arrested Over Obama Study" - dateline 2010


I read the headline and wondered how long until some retard made an Obama comparison. Seems it only took 3 posts.

Interestingly, quite a few people who were in the gulags believe they were there only because Stalin wasn't aware of their situation. And that as soon as he learned about it, they would be released. Oops.

In the late 1930s, Stalin purged the military of many of its officers, especially colonels and generals. Then he became the "great saviour" of the USSR during WWII. The lesson, per Soviet historians, is that the upper brass of the military is nonessential and expendable. Wonder how that would work for us.

stalin was an early pioneer of population control.

Way to go Russia. Arresting this guy made me look up, and read, the story of the GULAG for the first time at gulaghistory.org

For Rauf Gaidullin to say that Russians don't have an idea of the scale of Stalin's atrocities is simply ridiculous. I lived there and Ukraine for a time in the early 90s and around 2001. There was quite a bit of literature; books and magazines on the subject.

I get this guy is a human-rights activist in the north of Russia but I can't figure out why he'd say such BS. He may just be describing that a lot of Russians don't care or don't think it was such a bad thing (a lot of elderly Russian think that way).

Lawyer penalised for birther suit.

Laywer penalised for birther suit.... judges (liberals : KGBs) do not want Obama to be embarassed.

Lawyer penalised for birther suit.

#10 | Posted by takitez at 2009-10-16 07:58 PM | Reply | Flag:

'Penalized'?

More like 'fined'.....and all in accordance with the law. Imagine that!

Sorry TakeaShitski, you birther fantasy fell apart around you (and I think it's hilarious).

Stalin has been dead how long now?

And yet the purges continue.

Sad is that.

Be Well.

Lawyer penalised for birther suit.

Yeah, that was pretty funny wasn't it?

Actually, Oily Taintz was fined fer going against the wishes of her client and trying to use a court of law to make a bat-shiat insane political point.

Be Well.

SO let me get this straight:

Russia is blocking historians for digging up the past of their country, meanwhile, in the US, the right-wing is busy re-writing our history (the founding fathers were all sounther baptisits) while claiming the left-wing is doing the same.

Is there no place sane left on this bloody planet?

(the founding fathers were all sounther baptisits)???

I've never heard anything like that....are you the limbaugh quote guy?

Don't be disingenuous. Many's the rightie that claims this was a "Christian" nation, while conveniently neglecting the fact that the founding fathers' version of Christianity differed wildly than theirs. Do a little research, Turd.

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