Tag: Soviet Union
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The Aftereffects of Stalin: An Essay (Part II)
The tragic scope of the Stalin era left virtually no one untouched. From the millions who died of starvation due to agricultural collectivization in the early 1930s, to the twenty million who died from the Great Terror of the late 1930s, to the twenty-seven million who died in World War II, nearly every family had…
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The Aftereffects of Stalin: An Essay (Part I)
How did the Russians deal with the Stalin era? Here’s part 1 of an essay I wrote a while back on the topic. The effects of human tragedy and trauma manifest themselves daily in the hearts and minds of those who have struggled through trials and yet survived. On a person level, people keep on…
Author Mark W Sasse 