well then...
gotta give it to stalin - the man had ideas. how do you prevent a sovereign state (such as poland) from re-emerging after you've beaten it to the ground? massacre its entire upper echelon of society - 21,768 military officers, intelligentsia and clergy.
i am speechless.
i am speechless.
posted by z @ 3:55 AM
5 Comments:
At 10:40 AM,
Ozzy said…
not only did he have ideas, he was a man of action!
just imagine if he decided to take things a different direction, where would the world be?
At 2:13 PM,
Anonymous said…
that, and a recent survey shows that something like half of all russians thought he was a good leader, and would like another one.
At 10:17 PM,
nell said…
As a Pole, I object to that proposition.
At 3:50 AM,
z said…
it's pretty amazing if you think about how calculating and cold-blooded this was. stalin took machiavelli to a completely new level.
At 1:39 AM,
nell said…
I'm more disgusted and saddened than amazed, myself.
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