i remember hearing that thrown around on the subreddit but i never saw it defined anywhere and google didn't really help

  • sam5673 [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    He was pretty abusive to his sons. Stalin was a very good economist and ran the country well but on a personal level he was not nice which doesn't make him wrong about managing the economy or state.

    • spectre [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Stalin really does not seem like a "nice guy" at all by all impressions I get. Lenin and many other Bolsheviks as well. It's a big reason that they were such effective politicians, but it's definitely a two edged sword.