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Igel

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1. A bit too hypervigilant.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Apr 18, 2014, 03:45 PM

Apr 2014

What Stalin did in Ukraine he did in many places. It wasn't targetted to the Ukraine; but the Ukraine was large, close, had actively defied the USSR, and suffered probably disproportionately.

"Designed" seems unnecessary and makes it sound like he had special ire for the Ukrainians.

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Stalin's forced famine of the Ukraine [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2014 OP

A bit too hypervigilant. Igel Apr 2014 #1

As soon as it is organized, YES it was designed for! mylye2222 Apr 2014 #2

A bit too nit-picky The Blue Flower Apr 2014 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author mylye2222 Apr 2014 #6

He actually had a special hate for the Ukranians nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #5

Also was obsessed with keeping his warm-water port options open lapislzi Apr 2014 #7

And the industrial East (hmm wonder why Putin wants it) nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #8

Trust me, you are speculating nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #4

A little context. polly7 Apr 2014 #9

Whatever polly nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #10