For almost three decades – from the death of Lenin in 1953 – Joseph Stalin (1879 – 1953) ruled the “Soviet Union” with an iron hand , often as tyranically as any oriental potentate had ever ruled against his subjects. Eliminating his former comrade in arms one by one , Stalin turned first against hisTrotskyist radicals who favoured the immediate support of world wide revolutions , as opposed to Stalin’s own plan to perfect “socialism in one country”, the U.S.S.R. and then proceed from there.
Some say that in 2009 current left wingers have idealized as well as romantacized the memory of Stalin in their own eyes as opposed to the real history and course of events.
Having defeated the left wing opposition and driven Trotsky into exile in 1928. Trotsky was assassinated eleven years later , presumably on Stalin’s own orders. Stalin then turned against the “right wing opportunists and bourgeois nationalists.” Opposed to radical collectivization and industrialization at the expense of current consumption, these “right wing devinationalists” favored a moregradual introduction of changes at a speed that would not call forth the bitter antagonism of peasants. The leaders these moderate forces, men like Bukkarin had almost all been active revolutionists during the days of the establishment of the Soviet Union, had fought on Lenin’s side against the White Russians. Now their time had come. During the 1930’s the victims would become the Trotskyites.
Neo-Stalinism Part 2: Saint Stalin « Dj Konservo – “We must remember those who suffered, because it is a lesson for all of us — a lesson that many have not learned,” Gorbachev said at a discussion marking the 70th anniversary of the bloodiest year of Stalin’s Great Terror. … have forgiven him for the repressions, the collectivization, the elimination of cadres of the Red Army and other inevitable errors and tragedies of those cruel military and revolutionary times. “Stalin has become the true national leader of Russia. …
ACTION UKRAINE REPORT (Archive): AUR#832 Apr 22 Stalin’s Great … – ruled for centuries by despots and cruel ideologues, yet often a beacon to the world in literature, music, religion and science; usually unfree, yet touched by genius amid unspeakable man-made hardships; the place that produced Ivan the Terrible and Joseph ….. Stalin the individual, his psychology, his growth as a leader.” The British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore was granted access to some of that material for his book “Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar” (2004) and …
Jihad Watch: Fitzgerald: Sunnis, Shi’a, Saddam, and Stalin – And Saddam Hussein’s trust in fellow-Muslim Iran was akin to the trust shown by his great model, the man he admired most, Joseph Stalin, when Stalin had Molotov sign the pact with Ribbentropp. And though a master of malevolent … And the Shi’a, now keenly aware that the the disguisted Sunni despotism called “Iraqi Ba’athism” is now over for good. Those Shi’a know that they have all the cards. They constitute 60-65% of the population. The oil that exists outside of the …
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Topless Robot – The 7 Supervillians Who Should Rule the World – There’s no doubt that Lex could be a great world leader–the question is would he choose to be? If not for the way he handled his failed presidency, Lex might rightfully land higher on this list. 3) Magneto magneto.jpg. Erik Lensherr doesn’ t want to rule the world so much as to control his part of it; but still, his basic humanity may save him from being the mutant despot that so many people fear he would be. Had Magneto the power to back up his dictates (and suppress his …
Thought Leader » Khadija Sharife » False prophets and ‘message … – Owen you poor deluded soul – what you fail to realize is that America IS the alternative – they have been at war ever since their so called “liberation” from their “Cruel oppressive and despotic” overlords the British. … Maybe unknowingly , she has pointed out a great sin by South Africans. We want to be so much American, that we even start thinking and acting like them. Problem is, we do not imitate the good, but much more of what is wrong with America. …
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