Originally Posted by
ORAC
The evaporating Russian army….
Pukin is making a rod for his successors back. There will not be warm fuzzies emanating from the people that have been "liberated" by Moscow, it is reminiscent of Stalin's oppression of the Ukrainians and his own people. That Russians seem to hanker for the good ol' days under Stalin is telling in itself.
Pressganging the locals, forced deportation of children, mass graves, rape and destruction of the cities and villages is not a great way to avoid long-term insurrections.
Wouldn't be putting much stock on the troops turning up happy with plunder and tales to tell; the dead tend to be mute.