blood stained black soil

[Shuixiang Weibian] Hong Kong and Eastern European countries have never had deep friendship, and it is impossible to talk about getting to know each other. After 2019, everyone has suddenly heard of a square revolution that broke out in the cold winter of Kyiv, and perhaps read a best-selling book titled "On Tyranny" by Yale University historian Timothy Synder. ). "On Tyranny" was originally written to warn Americans against authoritarian trends in their own homes. He is an expert on the tyranny of the Nazis and the Soviet Union, and is especially proficient in the historical data of Europe sandwiched between the two tyranny. In 2010, he published the masterpiece "Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin" (Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin), the title of the book refers to Poland, Litaoyuan, Ukraine, Belarus Where it has been ravaged by two tyranny alternately. Those who have read this book cannot help but look at this blood-stained vast land with pity. Recently, this thick volume has become widely known again. Are you happy? Unfortunate?

The flames were raging in Ukraine, and of course, invitations for consultation and visits poured into Professor Schneider's mailbox like snowflakes. Nearly exclusive interview with Vox Media on how Putin's Ukrainian history distorts the facts. He pointed to three serious misses in Putin's argument.

First, the Soviet Union does not equal Russia. The Soviet Union was a transnational project, established on the basis of denying the Russian Empire.

Furthermore, Ukraine is not purely a product of the Soviet era. On the contrary, Ukraine contributed to the formation of the Soviet Union. Ukraine existed long before the October Revolution and has a rich history. After the Communist Party took power in Moscow, it was unable to quell the resistance of the Ukrainians, and only thought of using the confederation system to recruit peace. Therefore, it is more appropriate to say that the Soviet Union is a product of Ukraine than Putin's statement.

Three, Putin completely omits the man-made famine. At the beginning of the establishment of the Soviet Union, many Ukrainian elites were indeed recruited into the governance system, and the local culture and education also flourished. However, less than ten years later, when Stalin took power, the situation turned sharply. On the black soil of Ukraine, drastic agricultural reforms were implemented, collective life, and private property was nationalized. The experiment ended in disastrous failure and led to the notorious famine. Stalin, however, flatly denied that the disaster was related to his administration, and instead blamed the populist forces in Ukraine. In order to block the news, Stalin prevented farmers from flooding into the towns to beg, and strictly prohibited any Ukrainian from leaving the country. At that time, Ukraine was like a big prison, which eventually led to starvation and death, and 3.9 million innocent people died.