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I was going to send a DM to cowbee, but it may be worth knowng for others. I'm a bit older and may be a "normie" leftist with moderate anti-cap views and have unexamined prejudices about the USSR. I liked what I read from Lenin/Marx (one work each, i know!) but don't like the reality of what I know of Stalin so don't want that association. After reading some more, I'll reexamine the USSR prejudices. So thanks to cowbee and folks who didn't assume malice
Great on you for owning up! If you want to learn more about Stalin specifically, Domenico Losurdo's Stalin: The History and Critique of a Black Legend is one of the best contextualizations of Stalin to date. Losurdo doesn't make him out to be a saint nor an exceptional Hitler-like demon, but instead correctly places him in his historical context using western sources. Though, of course, it's a disservice to the millions of soviets to reduce the achievements of the soviet union purely to Stalin.
I'm impressed by your openness and I hope you have a good day