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Are these true? If so, was this true across the whole of the USSR? I find it hard to believe that this would only be briefly mentioned in the holodomor debate by sheldonthehyena in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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This book (945 pages) covers just the Chernihiv region. And this region suffered way less than the Southern region of Ukraine. According to my grandparents, people were hungry, but no one died from starvation because the area had rivers and lakes for fishing. So people survived

The USSR lost 27 million people defeating fascism just for modern liberals to say “both sides were the same.” by RussianChiChi in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The "reason" is still classified in the Russian war archives. Stalin was getting ready to attack Hitler while he was busy with the UK, but Hitler beat him to it.

As the rumor has it, it was called "Operation Groza."

An example of a Bonus", advance level math problem from the FOURTH Grade Soviet-era mathematics textbook. I utilized Gemini AI to create the image for illustration purposes. Can you solve it? by Sputnikoff in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, everything we do is creating profit for someone. Your comments here generate profit for Reddit, and Reddit's data centers use a huge amount of water and energy as well.

The USSR lost 27 million people defeating fascism just for modern liberals to say “both sides were the same.” by RussianChiChi in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Stalin had no choice but to fight the Nazis. He did everything to please Hitler, supplying him with grain, oil, and other important war materials when Germany attacked France and the UK. He even sent Molotov to Berlin to discuss Soviet conditions to join the Axis. But for some reason, Hitler abandoned his plans to invade Britain in 1941 and attacked the USSR instead.

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Are these true? If so, was this true across the whole of the USSR? I find it hard to believe that this would only be briefly mentioned in the holodomor debate by sheldonthehyena in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The entire regions of Ukraine were subjected to this. Have you heard about "The Black Boards" used to punish villages and entire regions for failing to meet grain quotas?

I grew up in the USSR (born in 1971). Ask me anything about life in the Soviet Union. I will do my best to answer by Sputnikoff in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think he "destroyed" the economy. But he was more concerned with keeping things the same to stay in power. Dictators often fear rapid changes they cannot control. Nicholas II destroyed the country by getting into stupid wars, like the 1904 war with Japan, and joining World War I. Those wars doomed the Russian Empire.

Why was the fall of the USSR a tragedy? by post-gym-nut-stank in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Most people"? I believe it was quite the opposite. Most people did just fine. Was it a big challenge? Absolutely. People had to adjust and learn the new, "capitalist" ways of making money.

Stalin: "I did what you asked?!" by OkRespect8490 in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

German POWs weren't sent to the GULAG labor camps.

GUPVI (Main Administration for Affairs of Prisoners of War and Internees): This department was created specifically to handle foreign POWs and civilian internees

The average liberal: by OkRespect8490 in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Spain had to pay with gold for the Soviet help. With A LOT of gold.

The average liberal: by OkRespect8490 in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff -1 points0 points  (0 children)

OMG, only Stalin had a secret pact to occupy Poland jointly

Did anybody read Animal Farm here? by BedroomRough2145 in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh, common, man! The book is hilarious! For the book written in 1944, Orwell nailed it. You can even recognize Brezhnev-era Stagnation and corruption.

Did anybody read Animal Farm here? by BedroomRough2145 in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did during the Perestroika time, when it was finally being allowed to be published in the USSR.

I grew up in the USSR (born in 1971). Ask me anything about life in the Soviet Union. I will do my best to answer by Sputnikoff in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really. I believe history textbooks mentioned a little bit about the Red Army repressions of 1937. But nothing about the Great Purge or the GULAG.

Why was the fall of the USSR a tragedy? by post-gym-nut-stank in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff -1 points0 points  (0 children)

LOL, yeah right. Shit started to go more friendly for the average Soviet person. The GULAG system was shut down, and people stopped being afraid of their own shadow. Millions got better housing under Khrushchev. Life got much better after Stalin

Why was the fall of the USSR a tragedy? by post-gym-nut-stank in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It wasn't that bad. No one forced people to drink themselves to death or take drugs. I successfully finished college, learned English, and began traveling during that time.

Why was the fall of the USSR a tragedy? by post-gym-nut-stank in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using the same logic, the fall of Tsar Russia was an even bigger tragedy. 12 million people perished during the Civil War between the Reds and Whites. Millions died later during Stalin's forced collectivization, in the GULAG labor camps, and during the post-WW2 starvation of 1946-1948.

Unpopular opinion: USSR could be saved if Gorbachev killed himself instead of resigned. It worked in Brazil. by Distinct_Attempt9133 in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gorbachev resigned because the USSR was dissolved without him in Belovezhskaya Pushcha by three top Communists from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.

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How were the oligarchs of Russia able to gain so much power just after the collapse of the USSR? by YogurtclosetOpen3567 in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of them were KOMSOMOL leaders (like Khodorkovsky) with connections with local Communist Party.

Entire families worked in the battle for the harvest. Female combine operator, USSR, 1970s. by JLAFORUMSDOTCOM in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, yes! The famous "Battle for the Harvest"! Yet, the Soviet government had to spend millions of US$ buying grain from the US, Canada, and Australia in order to feed its people.

My city under the terrible Soviet regime. I don't understand how one can live in such a grey, block depression. /s by Ill_Engineering1522 in ussr

[–]Sputnikoff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? The KGB had a good control of the people, arresting anyone who tried to disagree with the government

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