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nadinbrzezinski

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4. Trust me, you are speculating

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Apr 18, 2014, 03:57 PM

Apr 2014

so I have been told.

And that is an important part of the history of Russia. He did other things to firm up power, including a lovely cleanup of the military high command, he went after the Tatars, yes after Jews... but hey, you are just speculating here.

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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