I have finished with Stalin!
Dec. 15th, 2022 08:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Spoilers: he was not a great guy.
I need something lighter and shorter as a palate cleanser, and then I have a First Nations mystery novel lined up, but if anyone can recommend a good biography of Ivan the Terrible, I'm open to suggestions!
(Apparently Stalin was a big admirer of Ivan, which I cannot help but see as a RED FLAG. Though in fairness to the Politburo, they were surrounded by literal red flags at every turn.)
I need something lighter and shorter as a palate cleanser, and then I have a First Nations mystery novel lined up, but if anyone can recommend a good biography of Ivan the Terrible, I'm open to suggestions!
(Apparently Stalin was a big admirer of Ivan, which I cannot help but see as a RED FLAG. Though in fairness to the Politburo, they were surrounded by literal red flags at every turn.)