If you think the collapse of the Soviet Union was good for the people, think again. Let’s take a closer look at what democracy and capitalism brought to Russia in the 1990s.
In the 1990s, the Soviet Union fell apart, and Russia began moving towards a market economy. However, this transition brought with it a severe economic collapse, widespread poverty, and a sharp rise in organized crime.
The “Grab-itization” of an Entire Country
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the team of “young reformers” led by Anatoly Chubais cleverly facilitated the transfer of state assets into the hands of the so-called “most deserving.” Naturally, this process was presented under the banner of “universal equality and justice.” Conveniently, the “most deserving” turned out to be those with close ties to Western corporations.
For example, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, through his company Yukos, and his ties to the Rockefeller family, was on the verge of transferring significant control of Russia’s oil reserves to foreign corporations before his arrest halted the process.
Here are the names of the oligarchs who made fortune by stealing from the naive Soviets who just lost their country:
Mikhail Khodorkovsky (Yukos) - ties with ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Rockefeller Foundation
Boris Berezovsky - connections with British companies and offshore financial institutions
Roman Abramovich - deals involving Sibneft and ownership of Chelsea FC, Vladimir Gusinsky (Media-Most) - partnerships with Credit Suisse and European banks
Vladimir Potanin (Interros) - collaborations with international investment funds and metallurgical corporations
Mikhail Fridman (Alfa Group) - partnership with BP through TNK-BP and offshore businesses in the UK and US
Anatoly Chubais - support from IMF, World Bank, and foreign consultants during privatization efforts.
The tool for the “honest” expropriation of money from the population was the voucher. This document supposedly gave every Russian citizen the right to a small share of state property. Initially, it was said that a voucher could buy you two brand-new Volga cars. Soon, its value dropped to the equivalent of two cases of vodka. The decline continued until a voucher was worth no more than two bottles of liquor.
Meanwhile, state property that was privatized began to concentrate in the hands of particularly cunning individuals. And so, Russia saw the rise of its first oligarchs.
Currency Operations
Until the summer of 1992, the dollar was officially valued at the Soviet-era exchange rate of around 56 kopecks. Of course, buying dollars at this rate was impossible, and the black-market rate was much higher. It’s clear that some people made huge profits from this gap.
Then, almost overnight, the exchange rate skyrocketed by 222 times, reaching 125 rubles per dollar.
The Rise of Prostitution in Russia
With foreign currency becoming more accessible and borders opening up, “currency prostitution” emerged on a larger scale in Russia. While it had existed before, it was never this widespread. This profession was seen as both prestigious and respected during the 1990s. Currency prostitutes were often better off financially than the wives of Soviet party officials in the 1980s. Surveys even showed that being a currency prostitute ranked among the top ten most desirable professions for schoolgirls at the time.
The overall difficult economic situation pushed thousands of Russian women into prostitution. By some estimates, there were around 180,000 sex workers in Russia during the 1990s, with one in six operating in Moscow.
At the same time, previously unheard-of forms of prostitution emerged, including male and child prostitution.
The Era of Banditry
When people talk about the 1990s in Russia, one of the first things that comes to mind is the surge in crime. Private entrepreneurship began to emerge during this time, but it was immediately targeted by so-called “bandits” who demanded protection money. To operate without interference, many entrepreneurs resorted to bribing law enforcement.
Criminal groups established their own rules, though they often broke them, leading to violent clashes between rival gangs. This period saw a dramatic increase in murders involving firearms and explosives compared to Soviet times.
Aside from “gang wars,” people could also be killed for refusing to pay “protection money.” Another common motive for murder was to seize an apartment, especially in desirable neighborhoods. In Moscow alone, around 15,000 elderly, single apartment owners lost their lives during this time.
A Dying Russia
The demographic statistics of the 1990s were grim. According to estimates by Communist Party deputies, Russia lost 4.2 million people between 1992 and 1998, with the population shrinking by 300,000 each year. The situation was especially dire in villages and small towns, where the decline was most visible. It is estimated that around 20,000 villages across the country became completely deserted.
The pensions received by the elderly were insufficient to cover basic living expenses, falling below the subsistence minimum. This financial strain forced many to continue working or seek alternative income sources to survive.
Simultaneously, the country experienced a surge in alcoholism, exacerbated by the influx of cheap foreign alcoholic beverages. The increased availability and affordability of alcohol led to higher consumption rates, as people sought to escape the harsh realities of daily life. Tragically, many individuals suffered poisoning from various alcohol substitutes, leading to numerous deaths and severe health complications.
After the Soviet Union collapsed, the country’s borders opened up, leading to a surge in drug trafficking. Much of the supply came from Central Asia and Afghanistan, bringing in heroin and other opiates.
During this time, cheap synthetic drugs like “krokodil” also appeared, along with growing use of amphetamines and marijuana. The healthcare system and law enforcement were unprepared to deal with this growing problem, leading to a drug addiction crisis throughout the decade.
Homelessness was virtually nonexistent in the Soviet Union, but in the 1990s, it became a widespread crisis. The number of homeless children surged to levels not seen since the post-war years, when many were orphaned during the Great Patriotic War. By the 1990s, this figure had skyrocketed, reaching approximately 2 million.
Another blow
The Russian default of 1998 was a catastrophic financial crisis that deeply affected ordinary citizens. The government declared it could no longer pay its debts, leading to the collapse of the ruble and wiping out people’s savings almost overnight. Inflation soared, prices of basic goods skyrocketed, and millions of Russians fell below the poverty line. Banks froze accounts, leaving people without access to their money, and many businesses went bankrupt, resulting in mass unemployment. The default eroded public trust in financial institutions and the government, and for many, it symbolized the failure of the economic reforms of the 1990s.
In the late Soviet Union during the 1980s, the poverty rate was estimated at around 1-2%, but in the 1990s, it skyrocketed to 30-50%.
The Great Giveaway: How Russia Fueled Western Prosperity in the 1990s
In the 1990s, Russia’s industries that could compete with the West, such as automotive manufacturing, aviation, locomotive production, turbines, and electric motors, were dismantled. What remained were low-value-added sectors like resource extraction and metallurgy, which did little to improve the standard of living for Russian citizens. The West gained massive new markets for its products, driving rapid industrial growth in Western Europe and the United States.
Through the exploitative privatization process, foreigners acquired control over key Russian production and resource assets for next to nothing. This allowed them to extract profits through dividends and unofficially through imposed services, effectively funneling capital out of the country. Western economies also benefited from cheap energy resources supplied by Russia, sustaining their prosperity for decades.
One striking example is the 1994 “Gore-Chernomyrdin uranium deal,” where the U.S. acquired nearly all of the weapons-grade uranium stockpiled by the Soviet Union, 500 tons, for just $11.9 billion.
Western countries gained access to Russia’s latest inventions and applied scientific developments. During the 1990s, Russian research institutes handed over their innovations for next to nothing through joint ventures. Once the ideas were extracted, these joint ventures were typically shut down.
In the 1990s, a significant number of skilled professionals from the post-Soviet space—scientists, engineers, and programmers—relocated to countries like Australia, Canada, and the United States, fueling advancements in science, education, and the IT sector. By 2003, around 800 Russian programmers were working at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond. These were individuals who had emigrated in the 1990s and played a crucial role in developing the world’s leading operating system, helping to establish Microsoft as a monopoly in the industry.
The enabler: President Yeltsin
The 1996 presidential elections in Russia remain one of the most controversial and corrupt in the country’s history. Boris Yeltsin, whose popularity had plummeted due to economic collapse, mass poverty, and the chaos of the 1990s, faced a very real threat of losing to Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov. With approval ratings hovering around 5-6% at the start of the campaign, Yeltsin’s victory seemed almost impossible without outside interference.
Yeltsin’s campaign received unprecedented financial and media support from Russia’s oligarchs and Western governments. State resources were funneled into his re-election campaign, and the media—controlled by influential oligarchs—engaged in relentless propaganda. Television channels and newspapers portrayed Yeltsin as the “savior of democracy” while demonizing his opponents, ensuring no fair representation of the political alternatives.
Buying Votes and Bribing Officials
A large portion of the electorate, struggling with poverty, was influenced by promises of pensions, salaries, and financial benefits that never materialized after the election. There were also reports of widespread vote-buying, intimidation of voters, and manipulation of election commissions to favor Yeltsin.
The West played a key role in securing Yeltsin’s victory, as a weakened Russia was highly advantageous for their interests. Western advisers were brought in to guide his campaign with modern strategies, while significant financial aid was directed to bolster his efforts. This degree of foreign involvement cast serious doubt on the sovereignty of Russia’s democratic process.
Although Yeltsin was declared the winner, his second term was marked by continued economic turmoil, the Chechen war, and the further rise of oligarchic rule. The corrupt nature of his re-election deeply disillusioned the Russian public with democracy and paved the way for authoritarian tendencies in the years that followed.
For those who claim that the Bolsheviks were primarily Jewish, here’s a reality check: In the 1990s, after decades of suppression under Soviet rule, the Chabad movement reestablished itself in Russia. Following the collapse of the USSR and the introduction of religious freedoms, Chabad began rebuilding Jewish life by opening synagogues, schools, and community centers across the country. Supported by global Chabad networks and influential figures like oligarch Lev Leviev, they became a leading force in the revival of Judaism. Through strong ties with the government and extensive outreach programs, Chabad played a crucial role in restoring Jewish identity and presence in post-Soviet Russia.
The 1990s in Russia were marked by a series of devastating terrorist attacks.
One of the earliest major incidents occurred in 1995, when Chechen separatists took more than 1,000 hostages in a hospital in Budyonnovsk. The standoff, which lasted several days, ended with over 100 people killed after a failed Russian military assault.
In 1996, another high-profile attack took place in Kizlyar, when Chechen militants seized a hospital and took hundreds of hostages. They used civilians as human shields while escaping, leading to a deadly confrontation with Russian forces.
Smaller-scale bombings and hostage-takings were also frequent, targeting civilians, public transport, and infrastructure. For example, explosions in Moscow metro stations and other urban centers spread fear and insecurity across the population.
The 1999 apartment bombings were among the deadliest terrorist attacks of the decade, with a series of explosions in Moscow, Buynaksk, and Volgodonsk killing nearly 300 people and injuring hundreds more.
In the 1990s, Russia’s economy was in deep crisis. Thousands of industrial enterprises and research institutes closed down, leaving millions without jon. As a result, many Russians turned to trade to survive.
Pensioners turned to small-scale street trading, selling cigarettes, sunflower seeds, and other minor goods to make ends meet.
There were also some truly disturbing entrepreneurial efforts. For example, morgue workers and forensic experts were found to be involved in the trafficking of human organs.
In general, people across the country did whatever they could to survive—and somehow, they managed. This chaos continued until Putin came to power, pulling the nation out of its downward spiral, earning him the lasting gratitude of majority Russians.
Nazi Practices of Blood and Skin Extraction from Soviet Children
Much has been written about the atrocities committed by the Nazis in Auschwitz, Mauthausen, Buchenwald, and Dachau. Far less, however, is known about the history of concentration camps specifically for Soviet and Slavic children.
These children were classified by the Nazis as “racially inferior” (Untermenschen) and were used as a source of donor blood for the needs of the German army, military hospitals, and medical experiments.
Wounded German soldiers required vast amounts of donor blood. But there was nowhere to obtain it. So, the Nazis turned to… children. A children’s concentration camp was established in the utility buildings on the grounds of a military hospital in the territory of the Belorussian SSR and others like Salaspils (Latvia).
The children’s concentration camp at Krasny Bereg was established specifically for the systematic extraction of donor blood. Upon arrival, each child underwent a medical examination and was issued a tag bearing their personal information and blood type. The blood type was of particular importance, as it was the children’s blood that the Nazis sought most of all.
The children were divided into two groups. The first group was sent to a holding facility for children with Type O blood, their blood was completely drained. The second group was subjected to repeated blood draws, with each child undergoing the procedure between 8 and 16 times. Only those in the second group had any real chance of survival.
As the German army suffered massive casualties, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and officers wounded, the demand for fresh blood continued to grow. And with it grew the number of crimes committed by Nazi doctors, in the children’s concentration camp at Krasny Bereg and in numerous Wehrmacht military hospitals.
On the territory of Belarus alone, the Nazis established at least 15 children’s donor camps. Two of these camps operated at Krasny Bereg and in the village of Skobrovka in the Pukhovichy District of the Minsk Region. These camps were equipped with donor facilities and were intended for the complete extermination of the children held there.
They also harvested and transplanted skin. Children’s skin. For the Nazis.
And while some blood donors managed to survive, none of the children whose skin was later found grafted onto the burned bodies of Nazi tank crewmen survived.
Not a single one.
Leningrad: A Deliberate Genocide and the Immortal Heroism of the Soviet People
When modern revisionists claim “If Hitler wanted to destroy Leningrad, he would’ve done it” and that “Stalin used the population as a human shield”, they ignore historical fact or deliberately distort it. The truth is undeniable: The Nazis planned not to capture Leningrad, but to annihilate it, along with its inhabitants. 🧵👇
“Wipe the City Off the Map” - Nazi Policy, Not Rhetoric
On September 29, 1941, the German High Command (OKH) issued an internal directive:
“The Führer has decided to wipe the city of St. Petersburg off the face of the earth… We have no interest in keeping the population alive. Requests for capitulation will be ignored. The problem of feeding and housing the population cannot and should not be solved by us.”
This wasn’t battlefield strategy. It was a genocidal policy.
The plan was to surround Leningrad and starve the population to death, as part of the broader “Hunger Plan”, which aimed to depopulate vast areas of Eastern Europe to make way for German settlers.
The Nazi objective was extermination by starvation, not occupation.
The city was never meant to be taken, only destroyed.
Generalplan Ost was a blueprint for the resettlement of Eastern lands by Germans. The plan included detailed calculations, even down to the cost, and did not envision the continued existence of the local population on those lands. The area around Leningrad was designated as a zone (Ingermanland) for complete depopulation and German colonization. This isn’t some old fairy tale, it’s backed by numerous archival documents, many of which can be found in German state archives (Bundesarchiv Berlin-Lichterfelde, R 49/157)
Here are the key quotes from Generalplan Ost:
1. On German Colonization & Displacement of Natives
Source: Comments and proposals on the Generalplan Ost (April 27, 1942, SS Planning Office)
"The settlement area must be cleared of racially undesirable elements... The native population will be treated as a labor reserve and gradually removed or reduced through deportation, starvation, and attrition."
2. On Mass Expulsions & German Land Claims
Source: Himmler's Memorandum on the Treatment of Alien Populations in the East (May 25, 1940)
"No Slavic population may remain in the future German settlement areas... The land must become as German as the Rhineland."
3. On the Fate of Poles
Source: Erhard Wetzel's "Opinion on the Generalplan Ost" (April 27, 1942)
"The Polish nation must disappear completely within 15-20 years... No Polish farms or villages should remain in the annexed territories."
4. On the Role of Locals (Slave Labor, No Rights)
Source: SS Economic Guidelines for the East (1941)
"The indigenous population has no right to land, education, or self-administration. Their only purpose is to serve German settlers as laborers until they are no longer needed."
5. Himmler's Vision of a "German East"
Source: Himmler's Speech to SS Officers (October 4, 1943)
"In 20 years, the Crimea shall be German, the Baltics German, and the Black Sea coast German... We will erase all traces of the past peoples."
Sources for these documents can be found in:
🔸Bundesarchiv Berlin-Lichterfelde (R 49, R 70, NS 19 collections)
🔸1000dokumente.de/Dokumente/Gene…
How liberal rhetoric paved the way for violent regimes: the untold story of Hitler’s rise
This thread isn’t a thrilling story but kinda boring. No one will make a five-hour film about it with smiling “Aryan” women and heroic music. It’s about money, deals, and power politics, the real story behind Hitler’s rise. Get ready, it’s very long.
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In 2009, the OSCE passed a resolution equating Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union as equally responsible for starting WWII. According to this logic, Nazi crimes = Stalin’s crimes.
But here’s what they won’t tell you:
Hitler was getting large foreign sums as early as 1923. German Chancellor Brüning wrote in his memoirs that the money came through Swiss and Swedish banks but no one knows who really sent it.
In 1922, US military attaché Truman Smith met with Hitler and gave him a glowing report.
Through Truman Smith, Hitler was introduced to Ernst Hanfstaengl, a Harvard graduate who had known Franklin D. Roosevelt during their time at the university. Hanfstaengl funded Hitler, crafted his public image through early propaganda efforts, and opened doors to British elites. Later, in a surreal twist, he even worked with the American administration during WWII.
Below the pictures of Hitler and Hanfstaengl.
So before calling Stalin the “other Hitler,” maybe ask:
Who was helping the real one rise to power?
Hitler didn’t start World War II on credit from Berlin, the tab was picked up by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of England,” says Dr. Yuri Rubtsov, military historian and member of the International Association of WWII Historians.
He explains it simply: the U.S. had a clear plan, take control of Germany’s banks to control German politics. Why? Because whoever controls the money, controls the country. And through Germany, they could reshape all of Central Europe.
🎂 On the birthday of a certain infamous figure, Adolf Hitler, let’s talk not so much about him, but about those who stood behind him. Those who created the conditions for his rise, who invested, supported, and directed him. Yes, it sounds provocative, but the deeper you dive into historical documents, the clearer the picture becomes: Hitler wasn’t the architect of the empire, he was its storefront mannequin.
And let’s be honest: if we’re seeing a growing wave of historical revisionism in the West today the romanticizing or softening of Hitler’s image - it’s no surprise. After all, this wasn’t solely a German project. It belonged, in large part, to Western elites, who profited handsomely and consolidated immense power through it. It was a project built for war, a tool for reclaiming their lost concessions in the USSR: oil, gold, timber, coal, and much more.
Now, I know what you might be thinking: “Of course you’re saying this, you’re Russian - everything leads back to the USSR with you.” Fair. But let’s set emotion aside for a moment and just look at facts.
Many still cling to the convenient myth that Hitler lifted Germany “off its knees” after Versailles (Germany’s defeat in WW1), that he was some kind of economic genius who built the Third Reich on hard work and national pride. But that illusion quickly fades when you look closer. What’s behind this so-called “economic miracle” is actually an ocean of foreign capital, industrial technologies, patents, strategic resources, and logistical integration into global supply chains, poured generously into Nazi Germany after Western investors were pushed out of the Soviet Union.
Let’s not forget: Germany before Hitler wasn’t an undeveloped country. Quite the opposite. It was one of the world’s most advanced industrial nations, a central power in WW1, with sophisticated infrastructure, engineering, and heavy industry. The Versailles Treaty didn’t destroy Germany, it merely restricted and humiliated it. By the 1930s, less than 15 years after the war ended, the foundations of a powerful economy were still there, they simply needed reviving. And that revival came in the form of foreign investments, debt relief, and massive rearmament: all strategically supported by the West.
Now let’s take a quick look back:
Concessions are when a country lets foreign companies come in and make money off its land, resources, or businesses.
Like:
🔸”You can take our oil and sell it.”
🔸”You can run our railroads or build factories here and keep the profits.”
Before Stalin, Western companies had deals like that in the Soviet Union. Western firms were receiving up to 85% of the profits. Just think about that number. The west had over 350 confessions in the Soviet Russia!
Ford built car plants, Occidental Petroleum extracted asphalt, Pacific American Fisheries controlled a fishing zone the size of a European country, and British and American firms pumped oil in the Caucasus and mined coal in the Far East. These concessions were extremely profitable for the West. They carried no risks and gave companies nearly full access to Soviet resources and markets.
Then Stalin kicked them out and took control.
And those companies were angry, because they lost a sweet money-making setup.
When Stalin shut down over 350 Western concessions in oil, coal, fishing, forestry, machinery, and energy, Western businessmen didn’t turn to education or healthcare in Germany. They poured their money straight into arms production, heavy industry, and military logistics. And who welcomed it? The future Führer. Did he attract that capital like a savvy statesman? Not at all. It flowed to him like wine at a feast. Germany’s reparations were forgiven, and rearmament factories were built at lightning speed.
The goal wasn’t Germany’s peaceful recovery, it was to build a militarized machine pointed at the USSR.
Not Just the Bolsheviks: The Hidden Hand of Germany, Britain, and the U.S. in Russia 1917 and Beyond
Did you know Lenin and Trotsky didn’t always agree?
Lenin was all about working with Germany, while Trotsky preferred the United States. Maybe it’s not a coincidence in 1917, the U.S. government actually gave Trotsky a temporary American passport to help him return to Russia during the revolution. So yes, America helped him.
At first, the Americans and British hoped Trotsky would help them influence Russia after the Tsar was gone.
But when Lenin took control and pushed his plans that favored Germany, they got frustrated.
That’s when they basically said:
“If Trotsky won’t do what we want, maybe we should bring back Kerensky, the guy who ran the first (February) revolution.”
Here’s the actual quote from a British intelligence officer in 1918:
“If we decide that Trotsky does not want or is unable to invite us, then we can summon Kerensky and other leaders of the original republican revolution… and do what Trotsky was unwilling or unable to do.”
This wasn’t just a random opinion. Wiseman was Britain’s top intelligence representative in America, and Colonel House was the closest man to the U.S. President. So this message came from the highest levels of American and British strategy circles.
The West Didn’t Need to Bring Back Kerensky After All… They Had a Smarter Plan
They didn’t end up needing to bring back Kerensky (the guy from the February Revolution).
Why? Because a clever plan was already in motion, and guess what? Trotsky played a key role in it.
Look what the U.S. Ambassador to China wrote to President Woodrow Wilson on June 29, 1918:
“It would be a great mistake to allow the Czechoslovak troops to leave Russia. With a little support, they can control all of Siberia. If they were not there, they should be sent even from the ends of the earth.”
📖Source: U.S. State Department Archives, FRUS 1918 Russia Vol. II, Document 311
How they make it happened?
The Czechoslovak Legion, a large military force up of Czech and Slovak soldiers, had been moving across Russia. They were stretched out along the entire Trans-Siberian Railway, from Penza to Vladivostok.
And then came the turning point:
In May 1918, Trotsky issued an order telling the Czech Legion to immediately surrender their weapons.
Anyone who refused would be considered an enemy of Soviet power and disarmed by force. Local Soviets and the Red Army were told to use any means necessary, including arrest and execution.
That order sparked a full-blown Chechoslovakia’s military uprising across Russia.
Now here’s the part most people don’t know:
The Czechoslovak Legion wasn’t acting alone, they were following the orders of the Entente “Allies”: Britain, France, and the US.
At first, the leadership of the Legion was technically Czech… but within a few weeks, it came under direct Allied command.
The Key They Erased: The Truth About the Bolshevik Revolution That Changes Everything
There are numerous historical facts that are deliberately silenced. Western historians endlessly reinterpret the events of 1937 under Stalin, but are reluctant to talk about the genocide that took place between 1917 and 1925. You are told in detail about the executions of figures like Ezhov, Kamenev, Zinoviev, but you hear almost nothing about the millions of Russian people tortured and murdered by those same men.
Why is that? Why is there so little interest in the Civil War in Russia and the early 1920s, especially in the West? Why do the same institutions react hysterically to 1937? What happened in Russia from 1917 to 1924 that no one wants to talk about?
What actually occurred during the Civil War was unprecedented in world history, and has been swept under the rug ever since.👇🧵
The Mass Killings They Don’t Teach You About
During Lenin and Trotsky’s rule, a wave of brutal killings swept across Russia.
It was called the Red Terror.
Who did they kill?
Everyone: priests, monks, teachers, farmers, nobles, writers, women, children, no one was safe.
The violence wasn’t limited to big cities.
It happened everywhere: in towns, villages, and across the countryside, from Moscow to Siberia and the Far East.
Foreign mercenaries: Latvians, Lithuanians, and Chinese soldiers, were often hired to do the killing.
They had no connection to the Russian people and were known for their cruelty.
Some Examples:
🔸 Moscow and Petrograd (St. Petersburg) – Starting in 1918, people were taken to the basements of secret police buildings and shot.
🔸 Krasnodar (then called Yekaterinodar) – In 1920, after the Red Army took the city, they executed 300 to 500 people a day, by quota.
🔸 Omsk – In 1919, after the Bolsheviks captured the city, they killed officials, students, priests, so many that locals said bones were hauled away on sleds.
They were especially cruel to peasants who rebelled:
🔸 Tambov Rebellion (1920–1921), peasants were gassed, villages burned, and families deported.
🔸 Rebellions in Ukraine, Siberia, and the Urals were crushed the same way.
Women and Children Were Not Spared:
🔸 Wives of officers and priests, noblewomen, teachers all shot as “dangerous to society.”
🔸 Girls as young as 12 were executed along with their parents.
🔸 Some women were stripped naked before being shot.
🔸 Commissars even put on costumes, drank, and laughed while carrying out the killings.
“They turned executions into a show,” wrote Ivan Bunin in Cursed Days.
This shows that the war wasn’t really against the “bourgeoisie”, it was a war against the people of Russia. Everyone suffered, including the Jewish population, but the main target was the Russian population and the Orthodox Church: the core of Russia’s identity and statehood.
Red Terror Execution Methods (1918–1922)
The Lenin–Trotsky group didn’t just kill people, they tortured them.
Their goal wasn’t just death. It was about spreading fear, shame, and total control.
Their methods were so brutal, it’s strange how rarely people talk about this part of history.
But here’s what many don’t know: Stalin would later remove many of the same people who carried out these crimes once he took power.
Real Tortures That Happened:
▶️ Impaled on stakes, slow and painful death
▶️ Veins pulled out while alive
▶️ Nails ripped out, eyes gouged, skin peeled off
▶️ Women and girls raped in front of their families, then killed
▶️ Executions turned into shows, drunk Cheka agents wore costumes, laughed, and mocked the victims