Wrt the ethnic deportations of Tartars, Chechens, and I’m sure others that I cannot think the names of rn, I’m of the opinion that it was a policy failure on Stalin’s/Politburo’s part. Like, I hear what you’re saying that it’s not dissimilar to USian detainment of Japanese Americans, but I think most people here will agree thay was pure racism from FDR and his administration. To the OP, a bit of a problem is that the best scholarship engages with the primary sources (as in most historical study), all of which are in Russian and/or the languages of the various SSRs. So if you’re looking for English-language books, you’re already kinda hamstrung.

Probably unpopular opinion to plug a lib source, but Sean’s Russia Blog (having trouble getting a link to work, here’s a UPitt link. I include cause I think it’s important to note he’s an academic: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/schoolsandcommunity/resources/seans-russia-blog-and-podcast) is a good place to start. I took his class years ago, he’s a good dude (I think, I ain’t his biographer). I specifically took a course on Stalinism with him, so he’s got lots of sources on that.

Good luck in your journey, the study of history is always worthwhile!

I really liked her work in “The Russian Revolution”, thought it was a well-sourced history of the situation going into the October Revolution and the decade or so thereafter. Haven’t read anything else from her.

Nah, you gotta come out

Fr, stay safe comrades

Marxist-Leninist, so none of the above. That being said, I unironically kinda enjoy playing Anarcho-Syndicalist America in Kaiserreich HoI4, and I love me black cats. Syndies FTW!

Somehow CIA is involved. Source:

Take away that /s, it’s praxis now!

Maybe if the IOF/Israeli state stopped trying to genocide the Palestinians for the past 75 years, the Palestinians might stop launching bottle rockets at tanks and bunkers

Pro-tip #2: Don’t interrupt your enemy when they’re making a mistake