The Purges depicted in Burnt by the Sun Book Analysis

The Purges depicted in Burnt by the Sun, along with the other violent atrocities of the 1930s such as forced collectivization of agriculture, can be conceived of as a war against Soviet citizens deemed as internal enemies by the Soviet government. Come and See depicts a more traditional war, not only in terms of combat, but because the Soviet Union was attacked by a foreign, external enemy. On the basis of these two films, which type of war (against internal v.s. enemies) was harder to survive? Please refer to specific scenes in both films, citing the hour and minutes in ( ). Remember there is no correct answer, but you must use the facts and examples from the films you cite correctly.