Studying the Soviet Victims of the Holocaust in Our Schools

[rglencheek]

Not right by a longshot. Lenin's pallbearers were Stalin, Kamenev, T. Sapronov, I. Rudzutak, Molotov, M. Kalinin and N. Bukharin. Kalinin lived until 1945, and Molotov outlived Stalin, dying in 1986. Rudzutak was arrested and executed, but his execution was in 1940, he was still alive 15 years after Lenin's funeral.

I agree Stalin turned on his fellow communists after Lenin's death, but I'd be wary of that fact you used above.

Ah, ok, I should change that to 16 years, and mention Molotov as the exception.

Thank you much for the correction!

 

[Milla]

I've heard Siberia lacks law and order and is something like the Wild West.

May I ask from what source you have this information?

 

[Roman Soldier]

May I ask from what source you have this information?

My world history teacher.

 

[Milla]

My world history teacher.

Huh. Well, I don't have the statistics on me, but as far I as I'm aware the crime rate is far lower in the Siberian part of the country than it is in the urbanised more south-western parts. The lands beyond the Urals are considered kind of "uncivilised" but not exactly lawless. There was a time when it was sort of the "wild west" (Russia actually had a genre of movies called "easterns" ) but now it is no more wild than the American west, really...

 

[oldrooster]

Krupskaya was also never touched by Stalin, I think he was a little afraid of her. I think in the 1800's Siberia was like our old west, not anymore.