Stalin's control over Russia meant that freedom was the one thing that people lost. The people of Russia had to read what the state allowed, see what the state allowed and listen to what the state allowed. The state’s control of the media was total. Those who attempted to listen, read etc. anything else were severely punished. Everybody knew of the labour camps and that was enough of a deterrent. People in Russia who wrote poems and novels and to do the same about Stalin, write poems and novels that gloried him. Many authors and artists became so depressed by this that they either commited suicide or or attempted to leave the country. It is not unusual for stalin to be seen in a white suit so that he would stand out from the rest of the side. His regime of terror caused the death and suffering of tens of millions.
-Hideki Tojo
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