Am Mittwoch, den 07.03.2007, 06:11 -0600 schrieb Ron Johnson: > On 03/07/07 05:18, Michael Dominok wrote: > > My knowledge of soviet-history isn't that good but IMHO there was "only" > > a small period of time, during Stalins earlier years, when the > > relocations of many ethnic groups (That's what i think you're probably > > refering too) took place. > > And looking at how easily the remnants of the USSR regained their > > national identities i doubt that it was official soviet policy to > > suppress their languages and cultures - simply because they would > > probably have succeeded. If you take into account the amount of time > > (about 3 generations) and the means they had it seems a rather easy job. > > Especially if you look at what the Nazis did to Germany in such a few > > years. > > Actually, quite a number of the former Socialist Republics *are* > having troubles because so many ethnic Russians were moved in during > the Soviet era.
Undoubtedly. However, i would disagree if you would claim that the relocations were targeted on exterminating the local language and culture. Cheers Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
