tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post2916183114453644773..comments2023-05-31T14:16:36.022+03:00Comments on Otto's Random Thoughts: New Publication in Journal of Genocide ResearchJ. Otto Pohlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-3061487697881756922009-10-10T20:42:42.918+03:002009-10-10T20:42:42.918+03:00Where could I see or learn more of the Nazi propog...Where could I see or learn more of the Nazi propoganda posters about the dying relatives in Ukraine?Gabriele Goldstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04481625919437738131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-58178047884266044482009-09-24T06:57:39.030+03:002009-09-24T06:57:39.030+03:00You will have to read the article in order to have...You will have to read the article in order to have a full sense of what it does cover. But, I do not see where the abstract indicates that there were no problems for Russian-Germans before 1934. <br /><br />It specifically notes that there was increasing repression during the 1930s. The article itself has sections on dekulakization in 1930-1931 and the famine of 1932-1933. In fact there is quite a bit in the article about repression prior to 1934. The second half of the article has a large number of excerpts from letters written during the 1932-1933 famine. So the article certainly does not claim that the repression of Russian-Germans began only in 1934.<br /><br />It does not deal with the period before 1928. This was a conscious decision taken largely due to limitations regarding length. It is also a result of deciding to have a narrow focus on the process of increasing terror under Stalin. Dealing with the period of 1918-1921 would have required a lot more space than we had and would have diluted our argument. It is only a 31 page article.J. Otto Pohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-86612697197023129062009-09-23T16:27:25.810+03:002009-09-23T16:27:25.810+03:00Although the abstract does mention the 20's, i...Although the abstract does mention the 20's, it seems to indicate that the problems were limited to the Nazi era.<br /><br />This is not entirely true as Germans were also targeted by the Tsars regime during WWI and many German-Ukrainians died during the forced starvation of 1921 while relief intended for them was rerouted to Russia.<br /><br />Hitler did not attain power until many hundreds of thousands of Bruder in Not died in the famine genocide that started in 1921 and peaked in 1932-33. In fact, Hitler crossed the threshold of power at a time when Berlin store fronts were posting hundreds of letters from German in Ukraine and the Caucuses were reaching the west. Nazis made good use of famine in their propaganda - their most effective posters utilized this imagery and coupled with news and letters from dying relatives, one can imagine that Hitler benefited from the perceived threat. After all, the communists did attain some power in Bavaria and those farmers would have wondered if they were next.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797986426563844604noreply@blogger.com