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Hitler falling into despair after recognizing the incredible scale of Soviet industry (hexbear.net)

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From the book "Stalin" the seminal work of Historian Domenico Losurdo

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

The Russian Civil War from 1917-1922 created massive destruction with millions of casualties, together with great famines that were partially caused by petty bourgeoisie destroying their stock. The bourgeoisie would rather burn down the country rather than having the communists have them. That was why Lenin had to introduce NEP because supplies and goods were in such shortage that they could barely get their economy going.

Stalin said in 1931:

We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or we shall be crushed.

Socialist industrialization was what saved the world from Nazism.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

that Stalin quote is a perfect support for what i said, thanks!

i'm urging against exaggeration, i'm not ignorant of the civil war & challenges of industrialization

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Besides the Tsars literally prevented industrialization like many other european royalties (like poland or two sicilies for example). So there were only foreign-owned industrial zones in the big cities.