Re: [Leica] Country of origin

[Roger <contaxaholic@yahoo.com>]

I found a historical related site that lists the
events where over 100,000 people were killed.
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/misc/misery.html

Interestinly enough, I was surprised to see tally of
the Russian civilians who perished as a result of the
Nazis. It is between 7 to 12 million, depending on
which bibliographic reference you think is most
accurate.

- --- Nathan Wajsman <belgiangator@yahoo.com> wrote:
> That is exactly what I meant. Like any other big
> country, Russia needs/wants an intelligence service.
> 
> Nathan
> 
> --- Simon Stevens <simon@camera-craftsman.com>
> wrote:
> > Let's not also forget that not all of the KGB was
> > involved with
> > repression. I don't know what percentage was
> > involved in what but a lot
> > of KGB officers were just intelligence operatives
> > who did essentially
> > the same thing as any other country's intelligence
> > agency - ran spies
> > and analysed information for policymakers. By all
> > accounts the KGB was
> > extrememly professional and successful in this and
> I
> > imagine quite a lot
> > of these people are still working for the RVS
> > (which, if memory serves,
> > is the agency which succeeded the KGB).
> > 
> > Simon Stevens
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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