The phrase exterminate all homosexuals and fascism will vanish is often attributed to him [57][58] in pravda, he wrote There is already a sarcastic saying Destroy homosexuality and fascism will disappear. Original russian language article by Gorky’s vitriol speaks for the high political tensions of the totalitarian era
“…destroy homosexuals and fascism will vanish…” and stalin approved Hitler had come to power in germany and the two regimes were locked into a public exchange of homophobic slurs in a propaganda war against the other. On 23 may 1934, pravda and izvestiya published an article by gorky declaiming, in language reminiscent of a political trial, that homosexuality was the result of pernicious influences from the western bourgeoisie and german fascism The article concluded with the slogan “destroy homosexuality and fascism will disappear!” Whyte received no response to his letter
Maksim gorky wrote an editorial for pravda with an infamous promise “eradicate all homosexuals and fascism will vanish”. I loved you from the bottom of my heart ” Meanwhile, as gorky’s relationship with stalin worsened, the latter stopped visiting.
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