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    • bleepbloopbop [they/them]
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      5 months ago

      its really cool to hear an unabashedly pro-soviet perspective from the most demonized period in the USSR's history (under Stalin). She's so charismatic, and direct experiences of how the soviet economic and political organizing worked are so fascinating. I haven't finished it yet but every little tidbit of how people took to it and ran with it is so inspiring, and I think the later chapters will cover more of how changing society subsequently changed people! I read some from the scuffed PDF copy a while back, but now I found a physical copy to borrow which I am immensely lucky for!

      Its a great primer on communism tbh, as long as you can get over the positive mentions of stalin (makes it a tougher rec for libs but super eye opening for anyone else who isn't deeply well read about the ussr, IMO)

      • ashinadash [she/her]
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        5 months ago

        This sounds like a phenomenal read, I was having a bloomer moment about China's policies around children and religion so I'm very in the mood to get hyped about AES countries I think. Thanks for the elaboration :)

        I am ready to hear good things about Uncle Joe, it is April 10th and he did in fact save the world from fascism. stalin-pipe