STALIN'S ADMISSION.
RUTHLESS WITH ENEMIES.
MOSCOW, June 9. "I am only a disciple of Lenin. I hope lam worthy of him. Peter the Great was a mere drop in the ocean. Lenin was the whole ocean," declared M. Stalin, Soviet leader, in an interview with Herr Emil Ludwig, the historian. M. Stalin explained that the Soviet was ruthless with its enemies because it found that leniency only intensified resistance. Herr Ludwig suggested that a large proportion of Russians were filled with a sense of fear. M. Stalin: You are mistaken. Could we have maintained our power for 14 years by intimidation? They are intolerant of one-man rule. Heroes become zeroes directly they lose touch with the working clashes.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19320616.2.71
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 141, 16 June 1932, Page 7
Word Count
118STALIN'S ADMISSION. Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 141, 16 June 1932, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.