I certainly agree that in the '30's through the '40's there was admiration for the Soviet Union from many of America's academic elite, quite prevalent before its atrocities came to light. Its ideology was attractive, as was the Republicans in Spain at the advent of their civil war with Franco. In my opinion, the dichotomy between fascism…
I certainly agree that in the '30's through the '40's there was admiration for the Soviet Union from many of America's academic elite, quite prevalent before its atrocities came to light. Its ideology was attractive, as was the Republicans in Spain at the advent of their civil war with Franco. In my opinion, the dichotomy between fascism and communism, at least in American eyes, started in Spain in 1936.
Your last paragraph is right on. Of course, we can never expect Putin to acknowledge anything that might tarnish Russia (I'm not sure Yeltsin did either), either from the past or recognition of the blatant corruption of the present. He will only double down.
I certainly agree that in the '30's through the '40's there was admiration for the Soviet Union from many of America's academic elite, quite prevalent before its atrocities came to light. Its ideology was attractive, as was the Republicans in Spain at the advent of their civil war with Franco. In my opinion, the dichotomy between fascism and communism, at least in American eyes, started in Spain in 1936.
Your last paragraph is right on. Of course, we can never expect Putin to acknowledge anything that might tarnish Russia (I'm not sure Yeltsin did either), either from the past or recognition of the blatant corruption of the present. He will only double down.