Explanation: The Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin had a nasty tendency of literally erasing his political opponents from history. In order to shore up his own credentials, and discredit his opposition, often would have photos doctored (and official accounts rewritten accordingly) to remove prominent revolutionaries from the histories, leaving only the Great Genius Stalin as the major surviving figure of the Bolshevik revolution in the retellings.
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PugJesus@piefed.social · 9 pts · 94d
Explanation: The Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin had a nasty tendency of literally erasing his political opponents from history. In order to shore up his own credentials, and discredit his opposition, often would have photos doctored (and official accounts rewritten accordingly) to remove prominent revolutionaries from the histories, leaving only the Great Genius Stalin as the major surviving figure of the Bolshevik revolution in the retellings.
Killercat103@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 94d
But it's everyone else who are revisionist...