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"The Soviets killed some 180,000 whales illegally, driving several species to the brink of extinction" For those of us that skip straight to the comments
by SethTro 7y ago
"The Soviets killed some 180,000 whales illegally, driving several species to the brink of extinction"
For those of us that skip straight to the comments
- knowaveragejoe 7y agoThe real meat of the article is why they did that, though.
- immad 7y agoSince you made me curious I read the why :) > The Soviet whalers, Berzin wrote, had been sent forth to kill whales for little reason other than to say they had killed them. They were motivated by an obligation to satisfy obscure line items in the five-year plans that drove the Soviet economy, which had been set with little regard for the Soviet Union’s actual demand for whale products. “Whalers knew that no matter what, the plan must be met!” Berzin wrote. The Sovetskaya Rossiya seemed to contain in microcosm everything Berzin believed to be wrong about the Soviet system: its irrationality, its brutality, its inclination toward crime.
- ChristianBundy 7y agoThat's really interesting, I'd love to read more about it. Are there any articles you could recommend?
- petre 7y agoHere you go. There was one running earlier on HN. It's quite depressing. https://psmag.com/social-justice/the-senseless-environment-crime-of-the-20th-century-russia-whaling-67774 https://psmag.com/social-justice/the-senseless-environment-c...
- ChristianBundy 7y agoWow, thanks for the link! That was a great read. I just wish there was an online platform where we could comment on articles like this and discuss with each other. Maybe someday!
- samirillian 7y agoThat's pretty vague.