As famine spread that summer, Stalin refined his explanation: hunger was sabotage, local Communist activists were the saboteurs, protected by higher authorities, and all were paid by foreign spies.
A medida que la hambruna se propagaba ese verano, Stalin refinó su explicación: el hambre era sabotaje, los activistas comunistas locales eran los saboteadores, protegidos por autoridades superiores, y todos estaban pagados por espías extranjeros.