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[bemildred]

I think you could say that they were like two peas in a pod, in some respects. I would argue that History is littered with the type, and neither of those two appear to be very interesting in themselves. Mao is another. He is like Lenin in the scale of his accomplishment, but power, once held, corrupted him thoroughly.

I think that the result in the USSR was a big setback for Communism, one not recovered from to this day.

Yes, they both are war lovers. I doubt that History, if there is a History, will pay much attention to either.

Yes, WWI was pivotal in Lenin's rise. One can only speculate about the course of events had it not occurred.

Communism and other "isms" were at that time a very real threat to the existing political order. Class warfare remains alive and well, today, but the global movement that once existed is gone, or at least in eclipse.

The US government has long been eager to meddle overseas, for much the same reasons as any other war loving government.

History is vast, and filled with the opinions and lies. For most of it, we are at the mercy of the literate few for much of what we know, no living witnesses remain. But it is a great story, and it deserves to be addressed seriously.

It is certainly true that US textbooks are as false and selective in their subject matter as those of most other nations.