There were no gas chambers, and arguably the motivation for Stalin’s killings was not genocide, but rather the intimidation and suppression of real or imaginary opposition to his rule. That in no way excuses the extent of the killing and imprisonment that occurred.
斯大林没有使用毒气室，他的屠杀动机也不太可能是种族灭绝，而是恐吓和镇压他的真正或臆想的反对者。这决不能作为屠杀和关押如此之多的人的借口。