KYRGYZSTAN: Did Stalin really deport entire nations? |
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The Soviet experiment in Russia began by lauding the country's various cultures and peoples--even promising to allow secession to any dissatisfied ethnic group. But communism is the apogee of state centralization--and a centralized state rarely tolerates, let alone cultivates, local culture. By 1930, the old promises had evaporated, and the Soviet Union was firmly on the path of coercive centralization. Add to this a world war (and a despot's fears of collaborators, smugglers, bandits, and fifth columns) and perhaps we have the perfect recipe for mass deportation on a historic scale.
[The book I reference in the mini-lecture: Norman M. Naimark, Stalin's Genocides (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010), p. 96.] ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Drum beat by: ISymens https://soundcloud.com/isaisymens Exclusive Distribution by Beta Records Link: https://goo.gl/peHHCX ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– HOW TO SUPPORT THE NOMADIC PROFESSOR: The best way, hands down, to support me is to subscribe to Nomad Nation and/or my courses at https://www.nomadicprofessor.com. Other links: FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100050135443748 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenomadicprofessor/ TeachersPayTeachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Nomadic-Professor |