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u/outtanutmeds · 3 pointsr/worldpolitics

>“There’s no official line from the Kremlin – they can’t identify themselves with Lenin, because he was a revolutionary, and they can’t identify with Nicholas II because he was a weak leader,” said Zygar.

How about the people? Fuck leaders. The Russian people are wonderful people. They are tough as nails, hard working and resilient. They have been through more atrocities than any other group of people in history, and yet they are a happy people who know how to work together and how to get along. Very few people know that when the Czar was sent into "exile" while waiting to be murdered with his family, Russia had no central government for about 11 months. The Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks were arguing about what kind of central government should be set up, and while they debated, the Russian people performed beautifully for almost a year. Small businesses did well as people traded, bought and sold goods. There were plenty of jobs and the crime rate was very low. All this took place with no central government. This is discussed in the book "Young Stalin" by historian Simon Sebag Montefiore. People don't need corrupt, evil, self-serving megalomaniacs to tell them how to live their lives. If humans are left to themselves without evil bastards making their lives miserable, Russians are living proof that mankind can get along and work together.

https://www.amazon.com/Young-Stalin-Simon-Sebag-Montefiore/dp/1400096138

u/Ballersock · 3 pointsr/todayilearned

I was someone who hated school and wanted to be edgy in high school so I picked a biography to read that I thought would offend people. They didn't have Hitler, so I decided on Young Stalin. It basically turned my entire school career (and thus, life) around. I found out that learning can be fun. It sparked a yearning for knowledge deep inside of me. It's the most well-written book I think I've ever read.

TL;DR: Read this book

u/zherussian · 1 pointr/worldpolitics

Indeed! Lenin was the original ivory tower intelligents and Stalin just his mere hitman.

If I may suggest, this meticulously researched biography of young Stalin really tells the story of prehistory USSR well.

u/Narrator · 1 pointr/worldnews

Young Stalin is the most comprehensive work. It's very well footnoted. Stalin of course tried to retroactively purge all of what he considered negative about his history but there were enough Georgians with a grudge against the guy for his oppression of them that plenty of historical sources about his pre-revolutionary years were preserved.

u/superflossman · 1 pointr/todayilearned

They're certainly very telling, but I've also found that Young Stalin does a good job of showing how messed up his earlier life was. The Court of the Red Tsar by the same author goes into later life. Both great reads if you haven't gotten to them already.

u/pugzilla · 1 pointr/Chechnya

I've enjoyed the following, not being from that part of the world, culture or religion you'd have to take my insight with a grain of salt. There doesn't seem to be that much information about that part of the world, one of the reasons I find it so fascinating. It's fairly invisible. There is typically one viewpoint from this media, red team or blue team, nothing seems to be that unbiased. I found "The Oath" to be the most informative and interesting.

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