Nothing Teaches Them

This weekend, a group of people in Russia brought flowers to the monument to Stalin:

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Michael Blekhman says:

December 23, 2013 at 11:29

The saddest thing is that there are young people in the crowd…

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1. bloggerclarissa says:
  
  December 23, 2013 at 12:39
  
  The current schoolbooks teach them that Stalin was “an effective manager who successfully industrialized the country and raised Russia’s reputation in the world.” So they don’t see what’s so bad about Stalin.
  
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titfortat says:

December 23, 2013 at 11:34

Its interesting how people look back fondly on individuals they wanted decapitate when they were alive. Go figure………..

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1. bloggerclarissa says:
  
  December 23, 2013 at 12:39
  
  They keep believing that it’s their enemies who would have been decapitated and not them. 🙂
  
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titfortat says:

December 24, 2013 at 07:41

You might like this. 🙂

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1. bloggerclarissa says:
  
  December 24, 2013 at 10:36
  
  brilliant! Thank you. 🙂
  
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