". . .the Stalin regime, for all its flaws, was a popular regime with the Russian people with astounding achievements to its credit. . ." wrote a previous reviewer.
How true! And much the same could be said for the Hitler regime, which was also a popular one, and had many remarkable achievements to its credit as well.
"With all its flaws." Yes, there were some unpleasant moments under Stalin: The reign of terror, the show-trials, the midnight arrests of dissidents, the mass deportations, the calculated murder by starvation of at least 10 million people, and the slave-labor camps. In the movie, these matters would have interfered with the pacing, editing, and overall thrust of the message, so they ended up on the cutting-room floor.
Still, as long as it was popular with the people, or at least with those who survived it, that's what counts.
--Scrivener3000
How true! And much the same could be said for the Hitler regime, which was also a popular one, and had many remarkable achievements to its credit as well.
"With all its flaws." Yes, there were some unpleasant moments under Stalin: The reign of terror, the show-trials, the midnight arrests of dissidents, the mass deportations, the calculated murder by starvation of at least 10 million people, and the slave-labor camps. In the movie, these matters would have interfered with the pacing, editing, and overall thrust of the message, so they ended up on the cutting-room floor.
Still, as long as it was popular with the people, or at least with those who survived it, that's what counts.
--Scrivener3000