Thread: Lenin: Good or bad?

Originally Posted by Hanna

If this is a troll question, which I am beginning to think that it might be, then I regret spending 15 minutes of my weekend on it.

I have not gotten personal with you at all, and have explained my question several times now. I appreciate your reply, but just don't understand this attitude. But hey, if you think I'm a troll, go for it.

Originally Posted by Molodets

I have not gotten personal with you at all, and have explained my question several times now. I appreciate your reply, but just don't understand this attitude. But hey, if you think I'm a troll, go for it.

The thing is that questions about who was Lenin in itself more likely than not could provoke highly emotional responses. That would qualify it as potentially trolling. That'a all. Not to worry.

Originally Posted by Molodets

I have not gotten personal with you at all, and have explained my question several times now. I appreciate your reply, but just don't understand this attitude. But hey, if you think I'm a troll, go for it.

Sorry, clearly I was wrong. I got irritated by another person who wrote in the thread and suspected trolling since that sort of thing has happened in this forum before. Apologies and hope my response was helpful.

Also, a lot of very young people come onto this forum and ask questions. I got the impression that you fell into this category too but it seems I was mistaken there too.

Well, Lenin is a sensitive subject no doubt, and I think I've said more than enough. I am not even Russian, and nothing that Lenin has done has affected me personally.

@Lampada - Interesting quotes and I appreciate your views which, no doubt are well founded.

Originally Posted by Hanna

Sorry, clearly I was wrong. I got irritated by another person who wrote in the thread and suspected trolling since that sort of thing has happened in this forum before. Apologies and hope my response was helpful.

Also, a lot of very young people come onto this forum and ask questions. I got the impression that you fell into this category too but it seems I was mistaken there too.

Well, Lenin is a sensitive subject no doubt, and I think I've said more than enough. I am not even Russian, and nothing that Lenin has done has affected me personally.

@Lampada - Interesting quotes and I appreciate your views which, no doubt are well founded.

This thread has explained various sides of this historical figure I knew very little about, which is what I was looking for. It's difficult to get an accurate idea of such a devisive character as Lenin. And I realise it's a sensitive topic for many people, but I tried to be 'neutral' to avoid the whole 'trolling' thing...

Anyway, I'll watch the video a little later, when I have time. Thanks for the replies

I doubt if the Romanovs or the Tsars can industrialize the Soviet Union with hundreds of millions of tractors and harvesters. Buying these tractors from USA would be the natural result if the Tsar were then in power. Whom do you empower but America. Lenin was a Marxist in good faith. All he wanted to was to further the cause without malice aforethought.. I think he was a good man..

Originally Posted by heartfelty

I doubt if the Romanovs or the Tsars can industrialize the Soviet Union with hundreds of millions of tractors and harvesters. Buying these tractors from USA would be the natural result if the Tsar were then in power. Whom do you empower but America. Lenin was a Marxist in good faith. All he wanted to was to further the cause without malice aforethought.. I think he was a good man..

I think the entire industrialization project was highly controversial. It came at a price. The other countries which participated in the WWI did fine without the industrialization somehow.