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Even now, many pages in the history of the Soviet Union remain a mystery.
Documents released shortly before the dissolution of the #USSR confirmed that many of its statesmen, politicians, diplomats, as well as military and intelligence officers, had been born in #Ukraine.
Documents released shortly before the dissolution of the #USSR confirmed that many of its statesmen, politicians, diplomats, as well as military and intelligence officers, had been born in #Ukraine.
In the very first years of the Soviet Union’s existence, Ukrainian Bolsheviks played an important role in building what became the world's largest ever state.
They engaged in the ‘Ukrainization’ that aimed to replace Russian language and culture there during the #Stalin years.
They engaged in the ‘Ukrainization’ that aimed to replace Russian language and culture there during the #Stalin years.
Soviet policy allowed the Ukrainian SSR to become a fairly independent entity. Moreover, many Party officials from Ukraine held key positions in the USSR right up until its collapse.
This thread seeks to explore what influence Ukrainians had on the Soviet Union’s development.
This thread seeks to explore what influence Ukrainians had on the Soviet Union’s development.
I do not understand why some folks who call themselves #communists are supporting the #NazisInUkraine instead of #Russia. 🇺🇦 🇷🇺
Make it make sense. 🤷🏼♀️
@RealCalebMaupin @tjmac87
Make it make sense. 🤷🏼♀️
@RealCalebMaupin @tjmac87
Do these so-called communists understand that Nazis mean to kill them? Literally kill them?
Why do you think the Kiev regime has been slaughtering people of Eastern Ukraine for 8 years?
Because they’re communists, FFS!
Eastern Ukraine is still Soviet country.
Why do you think the Kiev regime has been slaughtering people of Eastern Ukraine for 8 years?
Because they’re communists, FFS!
Eastern Ukraine is still Soviet country.
When the #Nazis rolled towards #Moscow, their FIRST order of business was to seize the #Communist Party headquarters, and all trade Union buildings.
Their second order of business was to round up and kill all the #communists.
(Skip to 26:24) ⬇️
Their second order of business was to round up and kill all the #communists.
(Skip to 26:24) ⬇️
What people forget (or just don’t know) about the #Nazis’ genocidal brutality was that it wasn’t driven merely by racial hatred.
Millions were tortured and killed because of their POLITICS (not their race) — specifically, any member of the #Communist party was marked for death.
Millions were tortured and killed because of their POLITICS (not their race) — specifically, any member of the #Communist party was marked for death.
#Hitler’s Chief ideologue, Alfred Rosenberg, laid out the #Nazi program for extermination of the Soviet people before Operation Barbarossa began in 1941:
“After the victory, all of #Russia will be settled by Germans, and will become part of the Third Reich.”
“After the victory, all of #Russia will be settled by Germans, and will become part of the Third Reich.”
“The people already there — the Russians, millions of them — will be killed.
“The first to be killed will be the #Communist party members.”
“The first to be killed will be the #Communist party members.”
On this 80th anniversary of the turning point of #WWII — it’s a great time to watch this series.
#Leningrad #Russia #Nazis
#Leningrad #Russia #Nazis
This is the only American Cold War era documentary series I’ve ever seen that does not demonize the Soviets, or make Stalin into Lucifer.
Burt Lancaster spared no expense on research and made sure this 20-part documentary was accurate in every detail.
Burt Lancaster spared no expense on research and made sure this 20-part documentary was accurate in every detail.
The footage you see here was edited from over 3.5 million feet of film taken by Soviet camera crews from the first day of the war during Operation Barbarossa on 22 June 1941 through August 1945.
Most of these films have never been seen outside this documentary series.
Most of these films have never been seen outside this documentary series.
#Putin’s speech commemorating the Soviet forces’ breaking of the siege of #Leningrad signaled that he remains uncertain about his ability to significantly shape the #Russian information space.
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2/ #Putin’s speech is likely part of a larger informational effort to wrap the "special military operation" inside the greater Russian national mythos of the Great Patriotic War (the Second World War) to increase Russian support for a protracted war and mobilization.
Today anti-war protests took place in major cities Russia. Participating in them has recently been criminalised. At least 2,502 persons were detained today and nearly 11,000 since the start of the war. The police (at times in plain clothing) have used disproportionate violence.
The man being arrested in downtown Moscow is singing the Ukrainian anthem.
#OTD vor 79 Jahren, am 20. Mai 1941, begann Unternehmen Merkur: Die deutsche Landung auf #Kreta. Hier ein Foto meines Großvaters im Transportflieger. Sein bester Freund und Mann seiner späteren Frau wird an diesem Tag fallen.
Zur Einleitung ein kurzer Blick zurück in das Jahr 1938. Mein Großvater Wilhelm tritt dem #Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 in Berchtesgaden bei, wird später Unteroffizier. Die „schönste Kaserne des Reiches“ beherbergt heute das Gebirgsjägerbataillon 232.
Dort lernt er seinen zukünftigen besten Freud Franz kennen. Dieser ist verheiratet mit Karoline, hier beide auf dem 🛷 vorne (Die Dame neben Opa kenne ich nicht 😗). Nun, das wird später relevant.
