@CoreyRobin It maintains the version of the Stalin era propounded by post-Stalin Soviet rulers, in defiance of all serious history
@CoreyRobin Serious scholars can and should debate how many Stalin killed but such debates can seem trivializing in Nation column.
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@HeerJeet I disagree with that. I think the more events are exposed to rigorous historical inquiry and debate -- esp. in non-academic (cont)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet venues -- the better. People should know that historians and scholars debate these things. It doesn't trivialize them; it (cont)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet shows people how scholars take these issues seriously. Yehuda Bauer is very good on this vis-a-vis the Holocaust. -
@CoreyRobin Yes, it's important to popularize scholarly debate but AC's tone in 1989 piece (and debates with Hitchens about USSR) too brazen
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@HeerJeet@CoreyRobin Yeah, Alex did some apologizing for Stalin but he spent most of his time on US violence, w/ bourgies want to forget.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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