Comment on YSK that Joseph Stalin created the Great Terror. He started killing people randomly including artists, generals, doctors, scientists, government officials. Everyone was terrified.

• Objection@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  In addition, the USA supplied weapons and materials to the Soviets and the fucks used them against Finland.

  False. The war with Finland happened in 1939 and the lend-lease program didn’t begin until 1941. There wasn’t even a supply route connecting the USSR to the other allies until the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, also in 1941 (which was one of the main reasons for the invasion).

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• SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Very briefly during the second world war, but beyond that period, both before and after, the Soviets were considered an enemy of the US and co.

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• mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  and the fucks used them against Finland.

  but why?

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