Kotkin's 2nd volume of the planned 3 on Stalin has advanced

>>3190221
At first I was confused about an american writing 3 tomes on Stalin, but apparently he was in the USSR a lot for academic research and fellowships, so I guess he has enough experience and has heard enough tales.
I've added it to the ever growing eternal backlog. Maybe I'll finish the first 2 volumes before the third is done. Thanks for the headsup.

>>3190733
You're welcome. I'm pretty excited because this means it'll likely get done so I need to get started on volume 1 to be ready for when volume 2 comes.

>>3190221
is this the guy who basically says "Stalin dindu nuffin"?

or is that some other american author

>>3190221
>>3190733
I recommend Armageddon Avoided by Kotkin for a decent analysis of the reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union. I read it over a few days and I'm a slow reader so you guys might finish it faster.

>>3192298
That's another guy. Watch the talk on YouTube with him and Zizek and you'll hear him mention how awful it was numerous times.

>>3193325
is that monfefiore?