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Good resources on USSR history? (lemmygrad.ml)
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So, I’m in high school and I’ve got to make a simple essay contextualizing on the USSR for our reading of “Animal Farm” by Orwell. Are there any good articles, sites, etc. which I can use? (I apologize if this has been asked before or if there’s a megathread or something)

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[–] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

If you want something a little less dry and history book-like and a little more personal try reading Anna-Louise Strong's This Soviet World. Written in 1936 she actually had a first hand view into what was happening in the Soviet Union at the time.

You can find more of her works on her time in the Soviet Union and later in China (her work on Tibet especially is an excellent resource) here: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/strong-anna-louise/

[–] lawllo@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Great then, I think including thoughts on actual people who got to actually see the Soviet Union will help with dismistyfing things, which is exactly what I’m looking for my essay. Thank you!