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Worth noting, this was still early in 1942 when the NKVD would shoot you in broad daylight for openly expressing sentiments that were not irrationally patriotic

Worth noting, this was still early in 1942 when the NKVD would shoot you in broad daylight for openly expressing sentiments that were not irrationally patriotic.

keiferski 7y ago
Don’t know why this is downvoted. It was indeed probably safer in a plane than back home with the NKVD.
- gdy 7y ago
  "indeed probably" Yeah, "highly likely"
- vkou 7y ago
  The NKVD was more than present at the front. The 'V' part of their name points to their military mission.
  - gdy 7y ago
    V for Vnutrennih (Interior) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NKVD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NKVD