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Michael
is on page 111 of 154
I wonder how common it is for history books which cover a long span of time to explode in bias once they reach the 20th century. It's written well, though what it includes in its "short introduction" is often questionable. Moral judgements are hidden but present regarding (for example) boyars/nobles and the revolution. Siberia has almost no presence so far despite historic significance
— Sep 08, 2026 09:25PM
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Michael
is on page 131 of 154
This guy played devils advocate for Ivan the terrible but loaded his section on the ussr with as much disapproval as possible. Also he dismissed Hannah Arendt with an irrelevant sentence. How are these last 2 chapters so much worse
— Sep 08, 2026 10:19PM