Author Topic: Anyone watch that special on Stalin last night? (Read 578 times)

Ripsnort · « **on:** October 06, 2003, 07:36:28 AM »

On the History channel? They had interviews with everyone from Ukranians to NVKD guards, and Stalins son as well. I sure it was just all lies and propoganda though (right Boroda?)

gofaster · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2003, 08:08:20 AM »

I saw bits and pieces. Every time they showed dead bodies or people about to get executed, the wife made me switch it back to the Steelers game. Looked pretty good, from what I saw.

Wanker · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2003, 09:18:18 AM »

I did, it was revolting. I didn't know that Lenin had instructed the party to oust Stalin and make Trotsky the party leader. Interesting stuff!

I hear Stalin and Hitler are roomies down there nowadays. Well, at least they should be.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2003, 09:40:05 AM »

I found it remarkable that thousands of Gulag prisoners were writing letters to Stalin thinking that Stalin did not know of the conditions in which these inmages were living nor the reasons they were sent there..they actually thought that Stalin himself was such a saint that he could not possibly be directly responsible for the people being imprisoned in the Gulag.

I also found it interesting that Stalin himself spent the wee hours of the morning going over the lists of those to be executed and approving them, even adding comments like "Add 6,000 more, not enough"

The near 100% mortality rate for the mines of Kolyma near the Arctic circle was amazing...that word would literally send shivers down a civilian spine, since it was a sure death sentence.

What a nightmare for the civilians of the Soviet Union.

boxboy28 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2003, 09:47:16 AM »

Rip i glad you started this thread verse me! I saw it, It was excellent but im sure Borda's gonna com in here saying Stalin was a Hero and never did those things!
Stalin was one sick puppy!

Maverick · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2003, 10:34:12 AM »

Boroda's not the only one Miko admires him as a consumate politician.

Wanker · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2003, 10:41:51 AM »

What was most interesting, was how matter-of-fact the ex-"interrogators" were about their craft. It makes it easy to see how people can do bad things, really bad things, to other people.....and be able to talk about it logically and unemotionally years later.

Scary chit!

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2003, 10:47:34 AM »

Saw the show too, all lies!!! Thankfully Comrade Commisar Boroda will be along shortly with the truth...

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #8 on:** October 06, 2003, 10:50:04 AM »

battle not goin to well on the home front huh?

Ripsnort · « **Reply #9 on:** October 06, 2003, 10:55:59 AM »

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Originally posted by banana
What was most interesting, was how matter-of-fact the ex-"interrogators" were about their craft. It makes it easy to see how people can do bad things, really bad things, to other people.....and be able to talk about it logically and unemotionally years later.

Scary chit!

Well, as they put it, the "System" would have made them victims too if they had not done what they were told to do. Catch 22, do as I say, or you become the interogee" (is that a word?)

JBA · « **Reply #10 on:** October 06, 2003, 11:01:54 AM »

Stalin killed 40 million Russians.
Leading Lady Astor to ask" When will you stop killing all the people"

ramzey · « **Reply #11 on:** October 06, 2003, 11:03:58 AM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
I found it remarkable that thousands of Gulag prisoners were writing letters to Stalin thinking that Stalin did not know of the conditions in which these inmages were living nor the reasons they were sent there..they actually thought that Stalin himself was such a saint that he could not possibly be directly responsible for the people being imprisoned in the Gulag.

thats true, people just belive leader showed as good in propaganda is allmost good;)

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Originally posted by Ripsnort

I also found it interesting that Stalin himself spent the wee hours of the morning going over the lists of those to be executed and approving them, even adding comments like "Add 6,000 more, not enough"

urban legend;-)

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Originally posted by Ripsnort

The near 100% mortality rate for the mines of Kolyma near the Arctic circle was amazing...that word would literally send shivers down a civilian spine, since it was a sure death sentence.

What a nightmare for the civilians of the Soviet Union.

not civilians only, was not rule to being send there

Ripsnort · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2003, 11:08:15 AM »

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Originally posted by ramzey

urban legend;-)

not civilians only, was not rule to being send there

Not sure if you were joking or not...but they showed samples of the thousands of documents Stalin himself sigend (in red ink)

boxboy28 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 06, 2003, 11:11:47 AM »

Anyone notice how much Stalin Looks like Saddam? seriously!

Ripsnort · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2003, 11:30:46 AM »

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Anyone notice how much Stalin Looks like Saddam? seriously!

I wonder how much of that is by chance, you did know that Saddam found Stalin fascinating and studied his every historic move. He was a "big fan" of Stalin, according to one of his aides.