I find it unbelievably sad that even with Stalin (and the Soviet Union) in the rear view mirror, even a respected Historian is so caught up in the POLITICAL struggles of his youth (is that explanation?) that he cannot even write BASIC, (good???) history ---
and of course the brainwashing of many future generations will have bad results --- As a non-expert, I am willing to concede that it is possible that "Leninism" would "inevitably" lead to "Stalinism" --- but this book (if the reviewer is right) is not a guide to and serious discussion of that issue --- On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 7:25 PM Louis Proyect <[email protected]> wrote: > Stephen Kotkin aspires to give us the definitive picture of Stalin — and > to bury socialism with his crimes. But Kotkin’s political outlook, neglect > of ideas, and addiction to hindsight warp his presentation of Russian and > Soviet history, undermining his entire project. > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3771): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/3771 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/78402933/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
