“ He had no other choice. He was surrounded by enemies, and domestically it was also full of enemies of Bolshevism.
From the most disturbing interview I’ve conducted so far. Alexander Lyubimov was a hero of perestroika, an anti-establishment television presenter who now works for state-owned VGTRK. Above he is commenting on Stalin. During the interview he said once that while he doesn’t justify Stalin’s actions, he understands them. Then proceeded to mention many times, in different ways, just how he understands them. “But killing 25 million people??” “He had no other choice …”
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