Posted on 10/11/2008 5:42:45 PM PDT by T.L.Sink
You might also look for “The East came West”.
I don’t remember the author but it was an English
officer who took part in the forced repatriation of the
Don Cossacks after the end of the world war.
They didn’t want to return but the British forcibly
turned them over to the Soviet.
Many committed suicide along with their entire families
rather than return, perhaps thousands.
The author wrote it in a rage at his own government.
Another one is “Kolyma” by Conquest but it’s a bit hard to find. Magadan and the death ships, the horror of the northern most camps and the gold fields.
Here’s to “All those still at sea.”
Kolyma, Kolyma.
Amazing planet.
Twelve months of winter.
The rest is summer.
Yes, but none of that worked.
Ultimately, the economy revived and accelerated because we had to prepare for and go to war, which required increasing the debt. This was parallel to the way things happened in the British Empire as it became the world’s leading power.
Anything by Conquest is good. I’m re-reading “The Harvest of Sorrow” right now.
Kolyma. “There’s gold in them there hills!” - Stalin.
Conquest is one of my favorites. Try “Stalin - Breaker of Nations.” If I recollect correctly some of Conquest’s family lived in the Soviet Union under Stalin.
I understand that none of that worked.
Most of the voters today though do think that is the solution. Just some things to think about that might be headed this way.
BUMP
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