I think that because the West was allied with Stalin to fight against Hitler, He was not as demonized as Hitler was..... imagine FDR referring to him as "uncle Joe" which somewhat speaks of his naivety. Stalin without a doubt killed more people than Hitler, i think it is even safe to say that more Red Army Soldiers perished at the hands of Stalin than that of the Wehrmacht
Wrong and wrong. Read about Generalplan Ost. The nazis intended to exterminate one part of the locals, drive away another part, and make the final part their obedient slaves. For every german that died from partisan activities 100 Russian civilians were shot. As for the Red Army. They inflicted 80% of the casaulties on the Wehrmacht and did the major part in defeating it. They paid in blood.
Stalin or not, the war had to be won and "Russia" liberated from the occupiers.
Hitler and the nazis were just getting started. After they had eradicated all the jews, other "undesirables" would have followed. Generalplan Ost would have made the jewish holocaust look like a dress rehearsal.
Stalin's incompetence and purging of competent army personel cost a lot of Soviet lives, but to say Stalin had more of his own killed than what the Wehrmacht did is absolute nonsense.
Having the communists and nazis kill each other saved a lot of American lives
what i like about stalin it is that there was not any form of favoritism, you can be a high party member or a simple worker, if you are agains me, you will pay the ultiate price. If he had decided to ransom his son agains the nazi general, it could have been his worst mistake, and he knew it, beacause what could have said the millions of russian father with member of their family prisoner of the nazi. it was a neccesary sacrifice.Friedrich Paulus was really dangerous, Stalin saved his honor.
this is an insult to history, just read books, about stalin life, they are not all negatif, made by historian who are not socialist, i can let you alots of reference if u want, i prefer 100 times stalin at hitler
@gprince21 Hitler also could not care about life. The difference here is that people who said something he did not like were just banished from his court eg the von Schirach's.
@stuky800 In my opinion the only reason Hitler is worse than Stalin is the purpose, efficiency and cold cruelty in which he set out to make a majority of his population bureaucratic murderers. Stalin didn't need to do that, he just used secret police and clever censorship
When Stalin branded Soviet WWII POWs as traitors, many in desperation joined the German-organized Russian Liberation Army under General Andrey Vlasov. Solzhenitsyn tells about this in "Gulag Archipelago". Wikipedia has a pretty good entry under Vlasov's name, and more can be read about his fate & that of other Soviet POWs under "Operation Keelhaul".
stalin had made his mistake, im sure at 100% that the fate of the russian people was to lose the war without him. he remain the greatest politic figure of the 20 century, the most influente. As napoleon for the 19 century, and in term of personality and context, i prefer far stalin at napoleon who remain a tyran.
@woodbineRed Ironically enough, I was just thinking of Robespierre. I think however that Robespierre was more 'moderate' than Stalin and perhaps - it has been argued - he realised the revolution was going the wrong way, especially after the judicial murder of Danton so therefore he allowed himself to be arrested. (I don't know, I am just repeating).
I think the level of terror and suspicion was such that no-one dared mention a potential coup to someone else.
what a disgusting man!
Antisyncretism 3 months ago
When the righteous rule the people rejoice.
When the wicked rule, the people mourn.
TheDolfingurl 7 months ago
Devil Incarnate......
MrZeroine 8 months ago
I think that because the West was allied with Stalin to fight against Hitler, He was not as demonized as Hitler was..... imagine FDR referring to him as "uncle Joe" which somewhat speaks of his naivety. Stalin without a doubt killed more people than Hitler, i think it is even safe to say that more Red Army Soldiers perished at the hands of Stalin than that of the Wehrmacht
armorarmylt 1 year ago
@armorarmylt
Wrong and wrong. Read about Generalplan Ost. The nazis intended to exterminate one part of the locals, drive away another part, and make the final part their obedient slaves. For every german that died from partisan activities 100 Russian civilians were shot. As for the Red Army. They inflicted 80% of the casaulties on the Wehrmacht and did the major part in defeating it. They paid in blood.
Stalin or not, the war had to be won and "Russia" liberated from the occupiers.
McLarenMercedes 10 months ago
@armorarmylt
Hitler and the nazis were just getting started. After they had eradicated all the jews, other "undesirables" would have followed. Generalplan Ost would have made the jewish holocaust look like a dress rehearsal.
Stalin's incompetence and purging of competent army personel cost a lot of Soviet lives, but to say Stalin had more of his own killed than what the Wehrmacht did is absolute nonsense.
Having the communists and nazis kill each other saved a lot of American lives
McLarenMercedes 10 months ago
STALIN WAS THE BEST!!!
SFRYugo 1 year ago
haha 'thinks molotow is a british spy'
DukeNukem500 1 year ago
Wow, if Kruschev said it publicly about him, what more validation does one need.
xander7ful 1 year ago
lol at 6:15
drz1990 1 year ago
These are terrific documentaries , thank you, woodbineRed
99gates 1 year ago
Stalin was fair about his brutality, it didn't matter if you were his worse enemy or his wife and personal friends.There was a method in his madness.
99gates 2 years ago
what i like about stalin it is that there was not any form of favoritism, you can be a high party member or a simple worker, if you are agains me, you will pay the ultiate price. If he had decided to ransom his son agains the nazi general, it could have been his worst mistake, and he knew it, beacause what could have said the millions of russian father with member of their family prisoner of the nazi. it was a neccesary sacrifice.Friedrich Paulus was really dangerous, Stalin saved his honor.
GJGJ654 2 years ago
@99gates this is unfortunately true, he made no exceptions!....lol, equality for all, true socialism
armorarmylt 1 year ago
At 0:18, that was Kamenev with Stalin and Lenin on that photo.
zoleebabe 2 years ago
Uncle Joe probably didn't approve of meddlesome in-laws or alimony and child support and lord help a misguided groupie.
101djarum 2 years ago
this is an insult to history, just read books, about stalin life, they are not all negatif, made by historian who are not socialist, i can let you alots of reference if u want, i prefer 100 times stalin at hitler
GJGJ654 2 years ago
Of course some successes came out of his reign, but that doesn't take away from the fact that he was evil
ManicDepressive101 2 years ago
honestly....compared with Stalin, Hitler was simply a baptist missionary.....Stalin was absolute evil....he couldn't care less about any human life
gprince21 2 years ago 11
@gprince21
No way. Hitler and Hirohito intended the death of tens to hundreds of millions based on genetics. Very different.
P1B1U1H1 2 years ago
@gprince21 Hitler also could not care about life. The difference here is that people who said something he did not like were just banished from his court eg the von Schirach's.
alanheath 1 year ago
Stalin was the real Devil on Earth...Hitler was a child in comparing with this Satan.
stuky800 2 years ago 10
@stuky800 In my opinion the only reason Hitler is worse than Stalin is the purpose, efficiency and cold cruelty in which he set out to make a majority of his population bureaucratic murderers. Stalin didn't need to do that, he just used secret police and clever censorship
hmanhmanhmanhman 1 year ago
Surely with such tyrannical actions, why didnt other soviets rise against Stalin, like other revolutionaries against Robespierre?
jimmbo13 3 years ago 3
When Stalin branded Soviet WWII POWs as traitors, many in desperation joined the German-organized Russian Liberation Army under General Andrey Vlasov. Solzhenitsyn tells about this in "Gulag Archipelago". Wikipedia has a pretty good entry under Vlasov's name, and more can be read about his fate & that of other Soviet POWs under "Operation Keelhaul".
woodbineRed 3 years ago 3
stalin had made his mistake, im sure at 100% that the fate of the russian people was to lose the war without him. he remain the greatest politic figure of the 20 century, the most influente. As napoleon for the 19 century, and in term of personality and context, i prefer far stalin at napoleon who remain a tyran.
GJGJ654 2 years ago
@woodbineRed Ironically enough, I was just thinking of Robespierre. I think however that Robespierre was more 'moderate' than Stalin and perhaps - it has been argued - he realised the revolution was going the wrong way, especially after the judicial murder of Danton so therefore he allowed himself to be arrested. (I don't know, I am just repeating).
I think the level of terror and suspicion was such that no-one dared mention a potential coup to someone else.
alanheath 1 year ago
4:46 that Stalin is a "what" from sex?
What he said?
Slaviccommie 3 years ago
"It is unlikely that Stalin is aloof from sex"--in other words, he was probably sexually active.
woodbineRed 3 years ago
Haha, no wonder, those Russian girls were fabulous. But I am sure he never cheated on his first wife, he loved her.
Slaviccommie 3 years ago