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> we re-wrote their history as evil scumbags who committed atrocities during the war. Re-writing was not needed. Stalin was an evil thug, just as bad in minor
by bdunbar 14y ago
> we re-wrote their history as evil scumbags who committed atrocities during the war.
Re-writing was not needed. Stalin was an evil thug, just as bad in minor ways as Hitler.
- nikcub 14y agoNews of the massacre of thousands of Polish officers in Katyn in 1940[0] by the Soviet Union was hushed up by the Western Allies during the various 3-body conferences. It only came out after the war and when Cold War tension rose[1] Contrast this to when Dachau was liberated, where the western media were given an official tour and relayed pictures, stories and the news only days later. Eisenhower sent out a press release when Dachau was liberated[2], but kept quiet about Soviet atrocities. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre [1] http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/katyn-massacre-hushed-stalin-slaughter-polish-officers-released-memos-show-article-1.1156361 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/katyn-massacre-hush... [2] http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/camps/dachau/dachau-01.html http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/camps/dachau/dachau-01.html