A review by derickanderson05
Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder

4.0

4 stars because it is very dense for a non-historically minded reader. However, this is one of those books that everyone needs to read. It’s maddening, utterly heartbreaking, and mentally taxing to get through at times, but this sheds new light on the most horrific event in human history. The unimaginable suffering and death that the people of “the bloodlands” were subjected to under the Nazi and Soviet regimes is a story that we must never let die. This book is also helpful in understanding the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine.