[robert]

Yes, yes of course not NKVD. Bullshit.
And here I can give you a good example what NKVD have made with Russians:
"Sziroka strana moja rodnaja
Mnogo w niej lesow, polej i riek
Ja drugoj takoj strany nie znaju
Gdie tak wolno dyszyt czelowiek!"
Why people hated own country? Did Meissler have a chance to tell the truth that Soviet pilots were falling from the sky like ducks? No. He did not. NKVD (or whatever) was too efficient to give him this chance. Member of my family had had this dubious pleasure to be interrogated by NKVD and he was beaten almost to dead. He did not answer any question but his interrogation protocol was full and was signed, not by him, but who cares?
Sorry I don`t believe in single word in Soviet documents.

Regards

Robert