Stalin and Hitler aren't comparable. First of all most data about Stalin is from the cold war period, when it was pretty much impossible for westerners to acquire reliable data. Furthermore, nobody really bothered to verify anything because it was useful propaganda tool. Russian declassified archives show that the number is much lower but still enough to make any sane and civilized person's head spin. And considering legacy, Stalin found Russia with wooden ploughs, centuries behind the west and left it as a nuclear armed, space faring superpower. Hitler found Germany in crisis and left it in ruins.

Anyway, since when is one dictator excuse for another?



@tribesman
Sorry, I misunderstood your post.