Stalin stopped the USSR from going the way of Cambodia. Churchill destroyed his own country rather than accept peace. Mao was a murderous lunatic but his worst crimes were when he had to unleash uncontrollable forces to survive. Reasonable case for Churchill or Mao.
Once you've had a Bolshevik revolution the best you can hope for is a Stalin. Purging the true believer communists is a benefit.
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Where did the 20+ million come from? WW2?
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"Thank God for the purges," said noone ever.