"Joseph Stalin: Why so many Russians like the Soviet dictator"
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47975704
Posted on 05/22/2021 1:03:27 PM PDT by Fzob
TOMSK, Russia – Every year, a small group of locals travels the 550 kilometers northwest from this Siberian city to Nazinsky Island, in the middle of the Ob River, to place a wreath at the foot of a wooden cross. It is a gesture of remembrance for the victims of the horrific events that unfolded there in the summer of 1933.
"Every year in June, we place a wreath at the cross that was placed on the island in 1993," Valeria Shtatolkin told RFE/RL. "But this year, we couldn't go. The water was too high, and the island is almost entirely flooded."
Their dedication to the pilgrimage is part of an effort to remind fellow Russians of an experiment in social engineering and self-sufficiency that went tragically wrong for many of the "settlers" lured by Soviet authorities under Josef Stalin -- whose brutal excesses have frequently been downplayed under Russia's current leadership in favor of a more forgiving historical interpretation of Stalin's three-decade rule.
Eighty-five years ago in May, a small flotilla of lumber barges pulled up to Nazinsky Island and off-loaded about 3,000 "settlers" with orders to construct a "special settlement," as their little corner of Stalin's GULAG – the network of labor camps that spread across the Soviet Union where millions of people were repressed and killed -- was euphemistically called. At least 23 of the prisoners were already dead.
Without tools or shelter or food and surrounded by armed guards who shot anyone who tried to brave the icy river, the prisoners quickly fell victim to starvation, disease, violence, and the brutal elements. And still, additional barges continued to pull up at the island.
Numerous gruesome incidents of cannibalism were reported. So many, in fact, that locals came to call it Cannibal Island or the Island of Death.
By August, at least 4,000 people were dead or missing.
Sobering, isn’t it?
Understood.
Preparation is everything
Woof back, my brother.
Stay sharp.
Aim small, miss small... and don’t miss...
Re disarm:
Good luck with that.
They disarmed the population, then shut down the communication systems.
The possible equivalents here in the U.S.S.A. are places like NYC, Chicago, L.A., and Philadelphia...
Just give them a little more time...
This is what our commie leaders want for us unvaccinated for COVID-19. Then they will try the chip. That is why we are preparing now.
What’s that an image of?
I’ll second that Woof!
The fairy tail 1609 project isn’t nearly as bad as the socialist reality but they won’t teach that.
"Joseph Stalin: Why so many Russians like the Soviet dictator"
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47975704
Perfect example of “from each according to his ability, to each according to his need.”
AOC call your office. This could be your next legislative project after the Green New Deal.
We go to the ends of the earth to find some 99 year old Nazi ditchdigger to prosecute, but we refuse to go after Communist guards, NVA and Cuban torturers of our pilots, etc.
Who has Stalin propaganda posters in their living room? Is this for real? Jay Carney’s family???
“Josef Stalin — whose brutal excesses have frequently been downplayed under Russia’s current leadership...”
I find it interesting too that there has been a large cross erected to commemorate the victims. Here there would be lawsuits demanding the cross’s removal. Biden manages to announce a day of prayer without mentioning God.
A lot of Russians are more like us than the liberal 'elites' running DC are like us.
BOBBY!!!
Long time no woof, brother Dawg!!!
Hope all is well with you!
April 12, 2014
Why do Jay Carney and Claire Shipman decorate their house with Soviet propaganda posters?
By Thomas Lifson
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