I just discovered that Radical Reviewer believes the western account of the 1932 Ukranian famine, and I could not be more disappointed.

    • TheBroodian [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Issue is that for the "integrity" of their publication, they will cling to the official narrative on topics like these.

    • volkvulture [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Britannica was bought by an American company a while back

      but specifically the Holodomor entry in Britannica was written by a non-scholar named Anne Applebaum

      Anne Applebaum admits to never earning her PhD and giving up on academic pursuits in college... therefore she isn't a lecturer or a historical authority in any real sense

      https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EqeK6slW8AEW6tI?format=jpg&name=large

      the review of the book on which she has built this recent reputation as a "popularizer" of historical narratives here is quite illuminating

      https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/169438

      Anne Applebaum is not a serious scholar of history nor is she a credible source on these matters