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[-] aleph@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Many biographers have cited it, including Simon Montefiore is his book The Red Tsar, which was very well researched and shows Stalin as multi-faceted and charismatic, albeit deeply flawed.

The idea that Stalin was brutal is ridiculous.

Um, have you ever read a book about the man? The Great Purges between 1936-1938 and his policies towards the Soviet peasantry are just two examples of his ruthlessness.

[-] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 79 points 1 year ago

I'm sure the book titled Red Tsar was a very even handed account

[-] aleph@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It is. You should read it.

Unless you think that anything less than a glowing account of Stalin in unacceptable, of course.

[-] ThereRisesARedStar@hexbear.net 74 points 1 year ago

The title is literally comparing him to a monarch. I do not think it will be even handed.

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