Again,the disease metaphor.

再次强调一下这个疾病仅仅是暗喻
They're dangerous because they are.

他们的存在是危险的
In 1920,Stalin informed Trotsky, holquist found,

霍奎斯特了解到 1920年斯大林对
that an order would soon come directing

托洛茨基下达一道命令并要求迅速执行
"The total extermination of the White officer corps."

"完全消灭白军军官"
Of course, total extermination is pretty strong language.

当然完全消灭是相当强硬的措词
That's not just simply putting people in jail

这不只是简单的把他们关进监狱
or in a re-education camp.

或者劳改营
That is getting rid of them.

这是彻底消灭他们
They create camps which were called "Filter spaces,"

他们设立了一些称之为"过滤室"的营地
where people could be kept until they had seen the light,etc.,etc.

犯人在这里被关押暗无天日
They had all these White prisoners,

所有的白军囚犯都关在这里