'..The attitude of the ruling elite toward its own people resembled that of the foreign conquerors of the agrarian states..''..the mass repression were a tool to strengthen the regime, demonstrating the authorities' capacity to employ force without limitation. A characteristic of the force used in the course of socialist industrialization was the regime to members of their families. The attitude of the ruling elite toward its own people resembled that of the foreign conquerors of the agrarian states, where the harshness of the regime toward the local rural populace was not bound by traditional mores. The telling description of Stalin among Soviets in the late 1920s and early 1930s was "Genghis Khan with a telephone." '
- Yegor Gaidar,
Russia: A Long View, page 175
Context'..repression against the opposition .. suicidal strategy. Russia's history..' - Yegor Gaidar(Spanish, English, Chinese) - The Values: 'You only have to read one book, "The History of Spain" by Father Juan de Mariana.' - Thomas Jefferson