TIL That the 1937 Soviet census committee was arrested for "sabotage" and records were destroyed after they showed a mere 162 million citizens, an increase of 1.5 mil since 1930, rather than the expected 185+ million. It is now used to estimate the # of Stalins victims. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovβ¦
The Soviet Census Debacle of 1937 amusingplanet.com/2020/02β¦
1937 Soviet Census
TIL the 1937 Soviet census results were destroyed and its organizers were sent to the Gulag as saboteurs because the census showed much lower population figures than anticipated en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovβ¦
Demographics of Soviet Central Asia. According to the 1959 census, Slavs outnumbered the natives in urban areas in all Central Asian Soviet Republics except Uzbekistan. Kazakhstan was subject to the most intense colonization. Continue below β¬οΈ
All-Soviet Census, 15 of January 1959. "It's the duty of every citizen to take part in census and give correct answers to the questionnaire." reddit.com/gallery/l0sgb6
On my walk today I found Nazi coin from 1937.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. Outside University (1937 Colourised)
Alt Hype & Molynuex Fan misunderstands study to prove race realism. Compares scientific census to the Soviet Union. reddit.com/r/samharris/coβ¦
Ethnographic Map of the Tatar Soviet Republic by G. Sharaf according to 1920 Census (1922)
The Three Stooges in 1937. (Colorised)
Share of ethnic Russians who could speak the native language of the republic they lived in (1979 Soviet Census) [1356x928]
The original key to my house built in 1937. It still unlocks all of the doors in the house. The creepy thing is, the bedrooms only lock/unlock from the outside.
A Swan Wants to Borrow Your Phone for a Selfie [Health:1937]
TIL about Γve Curie, the youngest daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie, who chose not to pursue a career in science. Her parents, sister, brother-in-law and husband all won Nobel Prizes in their respective fields. She won the National Book Award for Non-Fiction in 1937 for her book 'Madame Curie'. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3β¦
Times Square, New Yearβs Eve, 1937 vs 2020 reddit.com/gallery/rq4w2e
Antique map of Chicago Zoo, 1937
Golden Hall of ZeppelintribΓΌne, Nazi Party Rally Grounds in Nuremberg, Germany - by Albert Speer and Hermann Kaspar (1937) reddit.com/gallery/rxpub3
Your loneliness has been given form! [Health:1937]
Hindenburg Disaster Colourized 1937 Manchester NJ v.redd.it/a9oroxgcxw481
A lumberyard in Seattle, WA 1937
One of only two known photos to have been taken inside the US Supreme Court while in session. The photographer, Erich Salomon, faked having a broken arm so that he could hide his camera inside his arm sling, 1937 (1200x835)
Percentage of ethnic Chechens in Russia according to 1989 Soviet census [6199 Γ 3547]
Today marks the 84th anniversary of the Nanking Massacre where Japanese troops murdered 300,000 residence including women and children from Dec. 14th 1937 to January 1938 (Song: θθ³θ¬ζ²) v.redd.it/lacrowaqj8581
Robert Nixon aka "The Brick Moron" who was said to have been linked to three murders in 1937, and was executed in 1939. However there was no real evidence that linked him to the crimes and most people nowadays agree his confession to the crimes was only gained via torture
Japanese infantry fire on Chinese positions through holes in a brick wall, Chapei, Shanghai, October 1937
Marshal Wrangel addresses the Duma for the last time, circa 1937 (Colorized).
Stalin stares at Camera (1937) v.redd.it/o8gowyemy3281
The American Nazis. Camp Nordland 1937 and 2019 reddit.com/gallery/r1pa6p
Queen Genepil of Mongolia, the last queen consort of Mongolia. The Bogd Khanate of Mongolia lasted from 1911 to 1924, when Bogd Khan passed away and the brief monarchy was abolished. Afterwards she returned to her family; 19 years later in 1937 they would all be executed in Stalinist repressions.
Abandoned BMW 328 (1937). What a pity.
Warspite Wednesday (July 1937) [1920x1080]
His Royal Highness Prince Edward with Adolf Hitler at his private estate Berghof (1937) reddit.com/gallery/s2icvc
The GoderichβExeter Railway's 1937 Russell Plow waits for the next lake effect streamer
Picked up a 1937 Savage U/U 420 for $300.
Hitler, Blomberg, Mussolini, and GΓΆring together during the Italian leaderβs state visit in September 1937.
Some of my Pens on Advertising (1928, 1931, 1937, 1952, 1956, 1960) reddit.com/gallery/rzo9i3
1937 vfx using matching color and light to show and hide details v.redd.it/w258txt4wla81
TIL that in 1937, James Naismith - the inventor of basketball - advocated for a four-point shot for shots made beyond half court. "A field goal from anywhere past the center of the court should count four points instead of the regular two." newspapers.com/newspage/5β¦
German Empire 1937 Election Results - With Link to Fictional Lore in R5 reddit.com/gallery/s2q1kh
With a high of just -23.0Β°C, yesterday was Calgary's coldest Christmas Day in more than 80 years, since 1937.
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