Originally posted by Boroda
JB88 already mentioned Bloody Sunday (Jan 9th/22nd 1905), plus many other crimes like Lena shootings and so on. He was personally responsible for more deaths then Saddam. IMHO canonization was a silly mistake.
bloody sunday is his fault? I think not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Sunday_1905 Lena massacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lena_massacre read this several times still trying to figure how Saint Nick was personally responsible for it.
LOL @ Toad, I guess some would "canonized" a bank robber, thief, and mass murdering dictator that was called Uncle Joe Stalin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalin bank robber part is below Stalin in exile 1915 picture and above Stalin, Lenin, and Kalinin meeting 1919 picture.
it seems Stalin was executed/assasinated by Beria, although nothing definite one way or the other.
yes 88 it is a tragedy. a real tragedy for the people of Russia to allow the murder of the Royal family to go unpunished and the take over of the country by thugs and criminals. but hopefully these events will go to serve as a reminder, that the people will remember and not allow Dictators to rise into power again.
hope all this makes sense, got the flu and feel real crappy sorry for typos etc. time to go lay down, laters.