View Full Version : Interview to 2 GvIAP SF veteran
FPSOlkor
04-06-2011, 05:22 PM
A lot to think about, and quite possible - to discuss especially in the end.
Feel free to repost somewhere else
http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/pilots/gusev/gusev.htm
Faustnik
04-06-2011, 06:54 PM
Thank you! :cool:
The pilot did not like P-40s. :(
FPSOlkor
04-07-2011, 12:57 PM
He did like Muller...
Cpt.Badger
04-08-2011, 12:58 AM
"— What was the reason for famine in 1933?
Bad crops, I think…"
Poor lad. The power of soviet propaganda is still strong.
Avimimus
04-08-2011, 03:04 AM
Right ...because he developed all of his views in the past few decades *slightly sarcastic* - the man is 96??
I'm pretty sure that crop failures were involved, just that the famine was intensified by industrialisation and policy decisions (especially in some regions - as we're often reminded). A very hideous thing and it reflects quite badly on the society.
It is actually quite interesting to reflect on similar situations: The Great Irish famine for example didn't effect elites or most people in Britain. Many societies still allow a fair portion of their poor to die of disease at younger ages, due to malnutrition or worse medical care (while some live in luxury).
FPSOlkor
04-08-2011, 08:57 AM
Famines were not so uncommon, and to be historically precise - famine of 1933 was not the worst. It was just most known and used as a symbol of anti-Soviet propaganda. In late 1800 there were several similar famines as well as in early 1900s. Good thing that there were no more disease outbrakes...
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