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What's your favorite work of Stalin's? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've got a soft spot for "Dialectical and Historical Materialism" (though I can't claim I understand it all), but I remember liking the letter where he admonishes a comrade for calling themself a "Stalinist". I wish I could remember which one that was!

I like his writing style, and the way he lays his points out. There's still a lot in the archive for me to read!

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[–] kujaw@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (16 children)

None. I know him of e.g. Katyn massacre of ~22000 Polish.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

There are significant amount of evidence it has been done by Germans, and the chief evidence for USSR fault is forgery from Yeltsin times. Not to mention all post Stalin govts in USSR and especially bourgeoisie Russia have a big motive in keeping the soviet blame version - which, unsurprisingly, originated straight from Goebbels.

Also, even if they really did it, there's the factor @simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml mention, that very narrative is super classist and historically disingenous considering how quick Germans were forgiven for holocaust and how friendly our country is now with literal banderite neonazis. I think nobody would care for Katyn today if it was not used as foundation of russophobia in Poland.

[–] kujaw@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Don't spread misinformation. There's one history agreed on. Russian history is a fantasy one.

[–] Abraman@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There’s one history agreed on.

If you had ever taken any history class beyond a high school level you would know that this is not, nor has it ever been, true, for ANY period of history EVER

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