http://www.strangehistory.net/2015/04/09/lenin-meets-bandits/
Oh, how history could have been changed.
Shitty bodyguard....
That reminds me of Stalin shortly after the German invasion. Apparently he disappeared to his dacha, completely overwhelmed and withdrawn. Beria and others showed up at his door shortly thereafter and Stalin fully expected them being there to arrest his ass and execute him. Then he realized they were there with hats in hand to beg him to command them. From that point forward, he realized rule with an iron grip was something Russia wanted, badly.
If they WERE there to arrest and execute him, I wonder how things would have panned out in the war thereafter.
Great story, Bes. Thanks.
Interesting story. Thanks for sharing, besilarius. O0
Thanks for posting, besilarius.
I remember reading quite a while ago that Lenin himself was robbed at gunpoint and the bandits didn't care who he was.
In Soviet Russia Lenin robs you!
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on April 10, 2015, 07:25:18 AM
That reminds me of Stalin shortly after the German invasion. Apparently he disappeared to his dacha, completely overwhelmed and withdrawn. Beria and others showed up at his door shortly thereafter and Stalin fully expected them being there to arrest his ass and execute him. Then he realized they were there with hats in hand to beg him to command them. From that point forward, he realized rule with an iron grip was something Russia wanted, badly.
If they WERE there to arrest and execute him, I wonder how things would have panned out in the war thereafter.
Stalin did a lot of bungling in 1941, but increasingly took his generals advice as the war went on. I think there would be more upside to Stalin gone in '41, because you really can't do much worse. On the other hand, Stalin learned from his early mistakes.