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{{Infobox person|name=Robert Conquest|death_date=3 August 2015|death_place=Stanford, [[California]], [[United States of America|United States]]|birth_date=15 July 1917|birth_place=Great Malvern, [[England]], [[United Kingdom]]|image=Robert Conquest.png|image_size=200}} | {{Infobox person|name=Robert Conquest|death_date=3 August 2015|death_place=Stanford, [[California]], [[United States of America|United States]]|birth_date=15 July 1917|birth_place=Great Malvern, [[England]], [[United Kingdom]]|image=Robert Conquest.png|image_size=200}} | ||
'''George Robert Acworth Conquest''' (15 July 1917 – 3 August 2015) was an [[Anti-communism|anti-communist]] historian and former British intelligence officer. Even many anti-communists have rejected his claims of [[Holodomor|genocide against Ukrainians]] during the [[Soviet famine of 1931–1933|1931–1933 Soviet famine]]. He has also severely exaggerated repression during the [[Soviet purges of 1937–1938|Soviet purges]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Grover Furr]]|newspaper=[[Proletarian (newspaper)|Proletarian]]|title=Robert Conquest dies – but his lies live on!|date=2015-08-11|url=https://thecommunists.org/2015/08/11/news/robert-conquest-dies-but-his-lies-live-on/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906130507/https://thecommunists.org/2015/08/11/news/robert-conquest-dies-but-his-lies-live-on/|archive-date=2022-09-06|retrieved=2022-12-17}}</ref> | '''George Robert Acworth Conquest''' (15 July 1917 – 3 August 2015) was an [[Anti-communism|anti-communist]] historian and former British intelligence officer. Even many anti-communists have rejected his claims of [[Holodomor|genocide against Ukrainians]] during the [[Soviet famine of 1931–1933|1931–1933 Soviet famine]]. He has also severely exaggerated repression during the [[Soviet purges of 1937–1938|Soviet purges]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Grover Furr]]|newspaper=[[Proletarian (newspaper)|Proletarian]]|title=Robert Conquest dies – but his lies live on!|date=2015-08-11|url=https://thecommunists.org/2015/08/11/news/robert-conquest-dies-but-his-lies-live-on/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906130507/https://thecommunists.org/2015/08/11/news/robert-conquest-dies-but-his-lies-live-on/|archive-date=2022-09-06|retrieved=2022-12-17}}</ref> His writings rely on writings from obscure émigrés. He claimed that 3.5 million [[Kulak|kulaks]] died after being deported to [[Siberia]], more than twice the total number of deportees.<ref name=":052">{{Citation|author=Ludo Martens|year=1996|title=Another View of Stalin|chapter=Collectivization|isbn=9782872620814|publisher=Editions EPO|pdf=https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceab64vxtxpqt2cdl4zsrsftmedqidn4foq74gr25qkd35z5nwogdi?filename=Ludo%20Martens%20-%20Another%20View%20of%20Stalin-Editions%20EPO%20%281996%29.pdf|page=81}}</ref> | ||
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George Robert Acworth Conquest (15 July 1917 – 3 August 2015) was an anti-communist historian and former British intelligence officer. Even many anti-communists have rejected his claims of genocide against Ukrainians during the 1931–1933 Soviet famine. He has also severely exaggerated repression during the Soviet purges.[1] His writings rely on writings from obscure émigrés. He claimed that 3.5 million kulaks died after being deported to Siberia, more than twice the total number of deportees.[2]
References
- ↑ Grover Furr (2015-08-11). "Robert Conquest dies – but his lies live on!" Proletarian. Archived from the original on 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- ↑ Ludo Martens (1996). Another View of Stalin: 'Collectivization' (p. 81). [PDF] Editions EPO. ISBN 9782872620814