Thread: Pro or Anti Stalin

Public executions in Leningrad were only performed during WWII. Hanging was also used only during WWII.

I enjoy your assertiveness. Did we continue WWII in 1946?

The woman on the previous video yells, "Разоблачить! И еще больше можем разоблачить, которые остались! Никто не стесняйтесь, не бойтесь!" How can it be referred to the war criminals who had been already arrested and trialed? Sounds a little bit inconsistent with your interpretation of the video.

I enjoy your assertiveness. Did we continue WWII in 1946?

This is a fragment of a film "Blokada" about Blockade of Leningrad. It shows the execution of 8 German war criminals on 05 Jan 1946, including former Pskov commandant Heinrich Remlinger. Of 11 accused 8 were sentenced to death. This was the only public execution in Leningrad.

The main thing that Stalin did, that I find very repulsive, is allowing regular people to be labelled "enemies of the state" and similar based on hearsay, gossip among neighbours and reading private correspondence, then sending them to labour camps that were so harsh that many died.

I do not know your skills in Russian but I suggest you to read this document signed by Stalin and Molotov:
Молотов В.М., Сталин И.В. Об арестах, прокурорском надзоре и ведении следствия: Постановление Совета Народных Комиссаров ССС

Originally Posted by Anixx

I do not know your skills in Russian but I suggest you to read this document signed by Stalin and Molotov:
Молотов В.М., Сталин И.В. Об арестах, прокурорском надзоре и ведении следствия: Постановление Совета Народных Комиссаров ССС

That's why the year of 1938 is usually said to be the end of the great terror in Russia?

Originally Posted by Eric C.

That's why the year of 1938 is usually said to be the end of the great terror in Russia?

Yes. The term "Stalinist repressions" was invented later, by Khrushchev. The Khrushchev's aim was to indirectly attack Beria. Before that it was known as "Yezhovshchina". Stalin was the first to turn public attention towards it.

Originally Posted by Anixx

Yes. The term "Stalinist repressions" was invented later, by Khrushchev. The Khrushchev's aim was to indirectly attack Beria. Before that it was known as "Yezhovshchiva". Stalin was the first to turn public attention towards it.

But the whole atmosphere of the document was just horrible, I think more horrible than that of "Silent Hill", etc. Why set up a special department to be searching for "enemies of the USSR", "public enemies" in the first place? There's something basically wrong with a system that assumes to be surrounded by enemies.

Originally Posted by Eric C.

But the whole atmosphere of the document was just horrible, I think more horrible than that of "Silent Hill", etc. Why set up a special department to be searching for "enemies of the USSR", "public enemies" in the first place? There's something basically wrong with a system that assumes to be surrounded by enemies.

What special department do you mean? I did not find it in the text.

Originally Posted by Eric C.

But the whole atmosphere of the document was just horrible, I think more horrible than that of "Silent Hill", etc. Why set up a special department to be searching for "enemies of the USSR", "public enemies" in the first place? There's something basically wrong with a system that assumes to be surrounded by enemies.

But is there any state that does not assume that? Practice of searching for "enemies of the state" is widespread even nowadays, otherwise why set up FBI, or CIA, or Mossad, or any agency for that matter?