I wish I had found Losurdo when I was even younger. The history authors in schoolbooks were so dry, annoying, and devoid of nuance. The lack of context for controversial events made the subject extremely boring for me. Losurdo changed my perspective as a young adult.
All I recall from high-school history (in Canada) is that Stalin was a one time ally but was ultimately just as bad if not worse than Hitler for the amount of people he supposedly killed.
I wish I had found Losurdo when I was even younger. The history authors in schoolbooks were so dry, annoying, and devoid of nuance. The lack of context for controversial events made the subject extremely boring for me. Losurdo changed my perspective as a young adult.
All I recall from high-school history (in Canada) is that Stalin was a one time ally but was ultimately just as bad if not worse than Hitler for the amount of people he supposedly killed.