Re: ZIS 110

Posted by Loyd Smith On 2008/8/12 11:19:18

"G'day all, Love the parade car. I understand that Uncle Joe accounted for a few million Russians himself during his Office "purges", on top of the Nazi toll. Best regards Peter Toet"

If accurate statistics existed, from the time he came to power until he died in 1953, it is probable that he actually outstripped the Nazis in the area of ruthless extermination of his own countrymen. One of the reasons that the Soviets did so poorly on the battlefield when the Germans attacked unexpectedly was the wholesale purge of the Red Army Officer Corps in the late 1930s. After all, the WWII Russian campaign only lasted a little over three years and Uncle Joe had a lot more time than that to work on the project.