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A review by abhora_ratio
Orosz napló - Robert Capa 70 fotójával by John Steinbeck
4.0
It was an interesting read. First because it's a sort-of a journal dating first years after WWII. I could feel the battle between an optimist Steinbeck that hopes things will get better and his realism that tells him things will get worst. And they got worst. We all know that now. But he and Capa did not knew at that time and it's interesting to see how they cling on short glimpses of optimism.
Second because while reading about the Black Sea resorts I was thinking about Soljenitin's Gulag Archipelago. How many will die in the Gulag for an idea and how many will climb on their corpses? Comparing this "young" USSR with that "older" USSR is stunning.
And then it made me wonder: what is more to blame? A fast and devastating death like Nazi Germany gave to Europe or a long and painful death like Stalin gave to half of Europe, including to it's own population? This question has to be answered by history I suppose..
Second because while reading about the Black Sea resorts I was thinking about Soljenitin's Gulag Archipelago. How many will die in the Gulag for an idea and how many will climb on their corpses? Comparing this "young" USSR with that "older" USSR is stunning.
And then it made me wonder: what is more to blame? A fast and devastating death like Nazi Germany gave to Europe or a long and painful death like Stalin gave to half of Europe, including to it's own population? This question has to be answered by history I suppose..