Israel Pliner was named the head of GULAG system in August 1937 and then arrested in November 1938 and executed soon after.What’s the point? Even if you are running a system of terror where no-one is safe, nominating and killing department heads that last for only little over one year seems just silly.
>>18497739he got what he deserved
>>18497739Uh….just don’t be a counter revolutionary? Just don’t be a corrupt traitor?Is it that difficult?
>>18497739Don’t want people in those positions long enough for them to consolidate their own power that could potentially be used against dear leader.
>>18497739>What’s the point?Why would you keep anti-Soviet Trotskyite bandits in charge of internal security?
>>18497739>you were supposed to contain the bourgeois counter-revolutionary fascist bandits, not become one of them!
>>18497739If you're running a system of terror where noone is safe, showing everyone that not even the head of the terror is safe for longer than a few months is a pretty good way of terrifying people don't you think?
>>18498956Why did Stalin keep appointing anti-Soviet Trotskyite bandits
>>18500221…what if Stalin was a wrecker too? What if the purges didn’t reach far enough?
>>18498914It’s unbelievable how much audacity those traitors have, joining Trotskyist plots even when they should very well know the fate of the people who decide to do so.
>>18500351so your solution is to just kill everyone? i swear to god tankies are all psychos with no exception. we already knew that but they spell it out loud>>18499491living in mansions while millions starve, sounds like a plan. kaviaarsocialist is how we call it
>>18497739Maybe he abused his power and deserved it? Perhaps they were just looking for someone to oversee the prison bureaucracy who wasn't a murderous psycho, but tragically failed.
