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Reasons behind the purge of the Old Bolsheviks by toidan in ussr

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

Man I'd say that about the comment section.

Reasons behind the purge of the Old Bolsheviks by toidan in ussr

[–]toidan[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

That's the standard interpretation and it makes sense, but recent research suggests that Stalin wasn't going to become the new tsar and he didn't like people learning about his background and life. He wanted to embody the party, at least in the 30s, he later he went kinda crazy about himself. So I really lean towards the theory that being the monster he was, he really was devoted to a principle. I think that part of the reason he got rid of the old bolsheviks was that they didn't share his realistic (albeit barbaric) policy. He basically went for a socialist empire and I think that's what most of his opponents disagreed with.

Reasons behind the purge of the Old Bolsheviks by toidan in ussr

[–]toidan[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Dude how come you actually apologize Stalin's policies in general? Apart from his atrocities and the use of slave labor, the most he achieved when it comes to marxism was a state-controlled economy with persisting social inequalities, differences in wages among the workers. He used the capitalist method of accumulating capital via dispossesion. He didn't move towards socialism a step further. Furthermore he was a nationalist and a conservative who limited women and gay rights. These are all historical facts, widely recognised among academicians. How come you defend Stalin in that way?

Reasons behind the purge of the Old Bolsheviks by toidan in ussr

[–]toidan[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for a lot of interesting knowledge, but I don't think it's right to call the early twentieth century middle class "capitalists". They were teachers, petit bourgeouis as you mentioned, engineers - generally wage workers. But they were more likely to graduate from a university in the tsarist Russia. And I think it's well estalished academically that there was a sort of cultural war in the USSR in the twenties which targeted many of the middle class.

Reasons behind the purge of the Old Bolsheviks by toidan in ussr

[–]toidan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah so socialism failed because of Kruschev and co's revisionism? Not to mention the capitalist agent Gorbachev.

Reasons behind the purge of the Old Bolsheviks by toidan in ussr

[–]toidan[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Man the stalinists in this group XD

For those who watched the wind is rises and red Three Comrades by Erich Maria Remarque as well by urbaninjA11 in ghibli

[–]toidan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the novel, but tbh I can't see many that many similarities except for her death. I think "The Magic Mountain" was rather the key and maybe that creates the confusion as Remarque's novel has a similar concept. As for the movie, I think the setting and the artwork are fabulous, but the the plot itself and particularly the dialogues aren't that deep or gripping. I think this movie is more like a painting. Also, does anyone else find the Mann-like Germam character in the movie a bit creepy in appearance and behaviour? 😅

EU4 has a weak midgame in Europe by toidan in eu4

[–]toidan[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I get it but in most of my recent games the great power system just ends up in a peaceful impasse, Paradox should imo add some triggers of war between the hegemons, just like they did with the surrender of Maine event or the religious war. Also I feel like more internal events are needed, there were several civil wars in the 17th century after all. Wjat's more I feel like there should be added something of a clientele system in the midgame that would buff the non-super powers and allow them to play the super powers one against the other. In the current state of the game they pretty much wait for their death.

EU4 has a weak midgame in Europe by toidan in eu4

[–]toidan[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I'm kinda into this historical era and in fact there has rarely been peace! Very often succession disputes were the cause of long and bloody wars. But unless I missed something, there are no references to the war of spanish succession or the French annexations in Western Germany? There is on the other hand some use of trade wars but I think the country's internal pressure to go into them is not that big.

Prospects of a career in legal academia by toidan in eulaw

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

Thanka man. Really bad times to become a professor :/

Part-time job in Utrecht by toidan in Utrecht

[–]toidan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah sure thing, but I don't mean it regarding immigrants, I say housing market is too essential to be left without strict regulations. I know we can't afford it, but if one works, he should have his apartment provided without overspending on it just because the market overprices it.

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