2007-05-15 12:37:25 · 6 answers · asked by janoalex 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
They were mainly people who opposed him.
If you eliminate those against you, you stay in power.
(a bit like Saddam Hussein, Robert Mugabe, Idi Amin and all the other lesser known dictators
2007-05-15 13:17:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were many reasons.
1. He was paranoid. He had people killed who he thought were out to get him, as well as people who were beginning to attain some power and he didn't want to have to deal with them when they got powerful.
2. The USSR wasn't able to grow enough food. Kill people, and you don't have to feed them anymore.
3. He removed whole village because he wanted to turn their land into farmland.
4. The Kulaks were very spirited, independent thinking people. Dictators don't like those types in their countries. So he practiced genocide.
5. He also killed military leaders he thought incompetent.
6. Fear. Knowing you can be killed for any reason makes you afraid and you will try and do whatever you can to keep the Dictator happy.
That is just some of the reasons. After you have killed many people, you quit needing a reason. You just keep killing.
2007-05-15 13:55:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stalin elminated anyone that might be a political threat to him. He did live to regret this to a certain extent. When the Germans invaded Stalin realized that he probably shouldn't have purged all the competent officers in favor of loyal party members.
2007-05-16 10:25:08 · answer #3 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In all of history there is no better example of a bigger Rat falling in a pile of **** and coming out smelling like a rose with a diamond ring than Stalin.
2007-05-15 16:27:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yeah and for what purpose that stupid W bush killing ALL INNOCENT PEOPLE {IRAQI - AFGHANI - AMERICAN TOO}
I think his only reason that he is the right hand of the god
evry time have his own sh*t my evry majority has their own curses friend
Hitler and Stalin were the curses of their time and Bush is the curse of our time
2007-05-15 18:06:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He killed most people so he could remain in power.
He did not trust anyone so he killed people he had doubts on and so there would be no one opposing him he killed the opposers and their friends and families
2007-05-15 13:38:31 · answer #6 · answered by genius-ha i wish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋