'Seventy Years of Evil: Soviet Crimes from Lenin to Gorbachev,' Policy Review, Fall 1987, by Michael Johns.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This title references a historical account of Soviet crimes spanning several decades.
- In plain terms
- It lists bad things done by the Soviet Union over time.
- What can you take from it?
- Understanding past regimes helps prevent future abuses.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we remember historical crimes?
- What prevents state crimes?
Another view
Labeling a whole period as purely evil may ignore nuances in historical events.
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