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What's the deal with Stalin?
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There are some really interesting interviews with Stalin, some examples:
With Emil Ludwig, my favorite
With Roy Howard
And of course with HG Wells
When assessing someone, it's good to let them speak for themselves, even if your attitude towards what they say is nonetheless one of complete skepticism. Of course, Stalin wrote a few books and some of them are very accessible, so that's another option.
god that HG Wells one is still so insanely relevant
it's the one that changed my mind about Stalin back when someone linked it back on![emoji reddit-logo reddit-logo](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/4aac8007-876f-4c7f-936d-b7eabf506ef4.png)
brainworms got withered in real time, when someone you've been told was a brutish barbarian warlord goes on and on about theory like look at this shit:
Very interesting! Thanks comrade!