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[RHClarke]

Originally posted by rynoki
Just imagine if Stalin had of thought that way, what would he have filled out his penal battalions with?

He had no trouble filling them - in fact there were not enough gulags to go around for the bastard. So, he had a few million killed in the purges.

R.W Davies "Forced Labour Under Stalin: The archive revelations" New Left Review, no 214 p67 (1995) suggests that millions met their fate via Mr. Stalin's methods...

Deep breath. Sorry for the over-serious reply. Now, back to regularly schedule jocularity...