Originally posted by justawoman:
[qb] I wonder what are you trying to contest and how it answer your topic "the value of life". [/qb]
Elena,
of course, this discussion has a lot to do with the poll. Hitler at least had a respect to his own people, Stalin treated Russians badly and... Russians still love him, at least some <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
Complete paranoia! <img src="/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />
Stalin did not mind killing his own people - whether because of purges or during the war as prisoners of war. He was encouraging it. So, my conclusion - the value of Russian lives for Russian/Soviet leaders is low!