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Contents 1 Reason for his death? 2 Homosexuality 3 Quote 4 Photo Removal 5 Photo Alteration date? 6 Biased Phrasing

[edit] Reason for his death?

Now, I understand that in stalinist russia, someone in politics getting shot wasent that uncommon, and doesn't really need a reason. But it should be explained why this man fell from glory. And not only was replaced, but shot after. 76.179.164.79 (talk) 10:43, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Homosexuality

Is there any source for his homosexualtity? (I know..constant topic in all Wikis) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.136.131.1 (talk • contribs) 18:06, 9 October 2005

I find this highly unlikely. Many people have been slap-labeled homosexual. I think that statement should be challanged. 76.179.164.79 (talk) 10:39, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

> Simon Sebag-Montefiore's book documents it very well, with primary and secondary sources. He was actually bisexual. He would get men drunk and force them to fellate him, and would hold orgies.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.12.236.179 (talk • contribs) 22:44, 23 April 2006

[edit] Quote

Where does the Bukharin quote end? -Not Diablo 07:44, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photo Removal

How the heck did they have the knowledge to do that back then, any other crap like that from stalin?

The photo with him in it looks fake to me. Might this photo removal thing be a hoax?

i guess you never heard about Photoshop? it was still in development betta then! ;) ... i was wondering same thing - how the hell they did it then!? psycho_NIX 08:51, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

I would think that they drew in were he used to be or took a picture of the same exact place w/o Yezhov and somehow edited the photo by combining elements from both the photos. Yeah. Look closely at the river and buildings in the background. There are subtle differences between the two photos (aside from the missing Yezhov). In addition, this is not the only one to become a nonperson in Stalinist Russia. A huge number suffered a similar fate as him.Smaug99 (talk) 03:31, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Photo Alteration date?

Was the photo altered directly after the man's death or did the Stalinis regime wait a few years? Smaug99 (talk) 03:28, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Biased Phrasing

When presented, Yezhov received an "uproarious greeting". He stood, one observer wrote, "eyes cast down and a sheepish grin on his face, as if he wasn't sure he deserved such a rapturous reception". Comrade Stalin himself observed the scene from his private box. All of this merriment while a majority of the party's Central Committee were being condemned to death or prison as "enemies of the people".

The wording the the previously bolded text gives Russia an evil or dark skew.