I hear you. Stalin is definitely one of those mythical figures in history, where the myth is larger than the history. The goal is to separate the myth from the history. As the CIA puts it in their document "Comments On The Change In Soviet Leadership"
Even in Stalin's time there was collective leaderhsip. The western idea of a dictator within the Communist setup is exaggerated. Misunderstandings on that subject are caused by lack of comprehension of the real nature and organization of the Communist power structure. Stalin, although holding wide powers, was merely the captin of a team [...]
My hope in reading that book is to clear up my own "misunderstandings on that subject".
I hear you. Stalin is definitely one of those mythical figures in history, where the myth is larger than the history. The goal is to separate the myth from the history. As the CIA puts it in their document "Comments On The Change In Soviet Leadership"
My hope in reading that book is to clear up my own "misunderstandings on that subject".