Vasily Blokhin — The Most Prolific Executioner in History

Stalin’s chief executioner personally shot 7,000 people in 28 days in the Katyń Forest. He did it with a smile on his face.

Vasily Blokhin (Image by Andrzej Wajda/Akson Studio,2007)

Vasily Blokhin (1895-1955) holds the Guinness World Record for being the most prolific official executioner. As Stalin’s favorite executioner, Blokhin personally…