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[–] 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

I am not actually familiar with the history but for me (and I assume many others in this context) when I see "inteligentsia" I read "SS"

Edit: so that could be where this is coming from

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    A huge amount of the so-called "intelligentsia" were Polish military conscripts who had been working at a university or something prior. It gets cast as though the Soviets were raiding schools, but from what I have seen it's more like they are looking through the resumes of the people killed to find something else to call them.

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