Re: [OT] aargh.. the big swirl of offtopicness sucks me in, too. help!
Am Mittwoch, den 07.03.2007, 06:11 -0600 schrieb Ron Johnson:
> On 03/07/07 05:18, Michael Dominok wrote:
> > My knowledge of soviet-history isn't that good but IMHO there was "only"
> > a small period of time, during Stalins earlier years, when the
> > relocations of many ethnic groups (That's what i think you're probably
> > refering too) took place.
> > And looking at how easily the remnants of the USSR regained their
> > national identities i doubt that it was official soviet policy to
> > suppress their languages and cultures - simply because they would
> > probably have succeeded. If you take into account the amount of time
> > (about 3 generations) and the means they had it seems a rather easy job.
> > Especially if you look at what the Nazis did to Germany in such a few
> > years.
>
> Actually, quite a number of the former Socialist Republics *are*
> having troubles because so many ethnic Russians were moved in during
> the Soviet era.
Undoubtedly. However, i would disagree if you would claim that the
relocations were targeted on exterminating the local language and
culture.
Cheers
Michael
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