Alex Ghost
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Stalin is a rare idiot. He wasn't exactly a German spy and was pretty much on the Union's side during the war, but he did more to make us lose than any German, except perhaps Hitler. Yes, the world had never known such a "generalissimo" before Stalin. Good thing Zhukov was later appointed Commander-in-Chief, or Comrade Stalin would have certainly finished us off.
Though I do like Khrushchev. He exposed the cult of personality, initiated a major breakthrough in science and space exploration, and didn't give the States any leeway. But he's probably the only Soviet politician I like, and even your party disliked him a lot.
Things are also not so clear-cut with Zhukov — he certainly won, but that can also be explained by high losses. Rokossovsky, a Pole, commanded the Belorussian operation — losses were 3 times lower than the Germans', which was actually a record. Stern, who was unfortunately repressed in '41, also noted that Zhukov simply filled gaps with meat during the events at Khalkhin Gol...
Obviously, Lordy is referring to Article 58.
Generally, one might think I share Lordy's opinion, but that's not the case. Although democracy is better than futile attempts to build communism, it's still no picnic. Freedom — everyone loves this concept, everyone is so proud of it, rejoicing that they are free. But now in our country, freedom is only illusory, and I'm not just talking about election fraud, not even so much about that. I'm talking about the fact that after the harsh socialist times, people seem to have gone crazy with their freedom and decided that since there's freedom, everything is permitted. People have sharply adopted an unhealthy lifestyle, television and the internet only make things worse (though our site stands out favorably, I'd say). And even that's not the worst part, because man has always been drawn to the bad. What's scary is that the bad has become the norm, sometimes even seen as good. This drastically reduces any hope for improvement. And if people love to get everything from life, live for themselves and not for others or for the country, then why be surprised that those in power are, hmm... You get it.
So Lordy's position on mile-long queues and freedom is not entirely justified. This could be tolerated if people weren't being killed and there was truly a chance to build communism. But that last part is impossible: too utopian, and nothing worthwhile can come from regicide revolutionaries by definition anyway.
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