06-04-2008, 03:30 PM
It is interesting to note that the 1939 census was conducted as a result of the 1937 census which was declared invalid as it contradicted speeches that Stalin had made on the population growth under the Bolsheviks. The preliminary result of the census, reported in mid of March 1937, was 162 million. This figure was unacceptably low and a Pravda article stated that the "enemies of the people gave the census counters invalid instructions that led to the gross under-counting of the population, but the brave NKVD under the leadership of Nikolai Yezhov destroyed the snake's nest in the statistical bodies."
The 1937 census administrators were arrested, some shot, and a new census was scheduled for 1939. This census gave more acceptable figures of some 170 million.
This history behind these badges is what makes them so wonderful.
The 1937 census administrators were arrested, some shot, and a new census was scheduled for 1939. This census gave more acceptable figures of some 170 million.
This history behind these badges is what makes them so wonderful.
