what actually happened during Stalin’s “era” (sorry for bad vocabulary), plz provide links to video ordocumentaries or books because idk which video documentary or book is telling me the truth.
One of the best, most comprehensive books on Stalin is Domenico Losurdo’s “Stalin: The History and Critique of a Black Legend”:
There is also a very short little book written by a guy named A.T. Rybin called “Next to Stalin: Notes of a Bodyguard” that is mostly personal vigniettes rather than big picture stuff:
And of course if you’re interested in books and articles on particular, specific topics related to the Stalin era you can read Grover Furr’s works. Furr draws from primary sources but also cites plenty of historians who are very much not fans of Stalin yet come to conclusions that contradict a lot of the typical anti-Stalin propaganda we are all familiar with.
Grover Furr is great 👍
Grover Furr is a communist historian that has written many books debunking Stalins “crimes”. They are very well researched and interesting. However keep in mind that they are quite academic, not a light read. I would start with “Blood Lies” by Grover Furr.
Thanks, I’ll look into it.
https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/socialism_faq.md
Go to that link and do ´ctrl+f´ and search for “Stalin”, you’ll most likely find everything you need to know, although if it isn’t I’m sure other people would provide more sources.
I am not an expert but a TL:DR, is that there was a lot of propaganda made by the US to make Stalin look like the devil, which also occurred in the post-Stalin USSR, specifically during Khrushchev’s governments and its “de-Stalinization” policies.
If you’re lazy like me, listen to this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tmimHKLDWcU&t=0
It’s one of Rev Left’s best episodes. A must listen. Almost 3 hours long, and a great starting point. Really thorough and honest. Spoiler alert: Stalin was not ebil.
