" This is a very important book. The Soviet state systematically used slave labor as a cornerstone of its economy. The mass arrests were, of course, based on nothing, but escalated to keep the labor camps staffed. We must remember this. This is why we fought the cold war. The soviets have become something of a joke, but in reality Stalin was much morse than Hitler, although it's difficult to rank evil once you get to the totalitarian excesses of the 30's and 40's. "
— Adam, 2/14/2014