• Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz
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    14 hours ago

    No, those executions fall under desperate circumstances, Nazis, corruption and negligence.

    Though in practice, there were a lot of locals using the government to settle old scores, until further centralization restricted those abuses, see Life and Terror in Stalin’s Russia

    I understand similar mechanics occurred during the Cultural Revolution, but I haven’t done enough investigation to form a strong opinion there. I really should ask some old folk around here about their experiences.