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Originally Posted by Dondilion
Thanks for reminding me about the series!
I have to go To Showtime VOD.
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You're welcome, Dondillion. He does take more of a neutral position on the Soviet Union than you'll see in most history books. I think that a lot of the animosity towards the communists was fostered by the moneyed class in the west. Sadly, we and the British pushed hard at them during their formative years after their revolution and they ended up with Stalin as the strongman. Too many these days confuse social-ism and communism with Stalinism.
He explores the Gorbachev era more in this episode. Once again, we reneged on promises made by Bush1. I really am bemused and not a little mystified by the deification of Reagan and GHW Bush by Repubs, it just doesn't bear up under closer scrutiny.