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> They liked their genocides like they liked their mines and factories -- huge. Wut? How many huge genocides exactly did the Soviets commit? As in killing off
by baursak 9y ago
> They liked their genocides like they liked their mines and factories -- huge.
Wut? How many huge genocides exactly did the Soviets commit? As in killing off entire ethnic groups? I can't really name any, although I can definitely name at least one that Americans committed, but we usually don't like to talk about that.
- ForHackernews 9y agoThis comment is pure whataboutism. For the record, the USSR under Stalin targeted Jews in purges and forced deportation to Sibera: http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/125203/surviving-stalins-purges http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/125203/sur... The Holodomor is frequently cited as a genocide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor_genocide_question https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor_genocide_question They also targeted 'kulaks' for deportation and/or extermination: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekulakization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekulakization
- monort 9y agoDuring 30s and 40s they deported a lot of ethnic groups. Large percent (as much as 40%) died. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_transfer_in_the_Soviet_Union#Ethnic_operations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_transfer_in_the_Sov...
- bluGill 9y agoThe Soviets mostly didn't target ethnic groups. They killed a large number of people, but it wasn't along ethnic lines. (which isn't to say they didn't kill ethnic groups, but most of the killing was other Russians)