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Hollander, Paul (1. februar 2016). «Revisiting the Banality of Evil: Contemporary Political Violence and the Milgram Experiments». Society. 1 (engelsk). 53: 56–66. ISSN1936-4725. doi:10.1007/s12115-015-9973-4. Besøkt 15. januar 2023. «In addition to normal executioners, high-ranking NKVD officers also took part in shooting prisoners although in keeping with their rank, they were not obliged to do so. This was called ‘having a shoot’ and was apparently done for relaxation. One of those who relaxed in this manner was General Vasily Blokhin… The case of Blokhin is particularly illustrative of the way NKVD officers viewed their victims as enemies who were completely without humanity. ... In all probability Blokhin was convinced that a higher purpose fully justified shooting the Polish officers, while evidently he also enjoyed doing it.»