> Didn't he have a patronizing view of Indians, being much more concerned with the glory of the Empire than the happiness of Asians? He at least disrespected Ga

> Didn't he have a patronizing view of Indians, being much more concerned with the glory of the Empire than the happiness of Asians? He at least disrespected Gandhi. I rather think he thought (or at least told himself) that the Empire would lead to greater happiness for them in the long run. And I'm unconvinced that Gandhi deserves all the respect he gets — he was a man, not a perfect saint. The Brits weren't certainly not saints in India either, of course. > Guess some googling is in order... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repatriation_of_Cossacks_after_World_War_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repatriation_of_Cossacks_after...