The book takes place during Stalin era, yet hardly mentions Stalinist atrocities. It is as if someone wrote an anti-US book that takes place in antibellum Sout

The book takes place during Stalin era, yet hardly mentions Stalinist atrocities. It is as if someone wrote an anti-US book that takes place in antibellum South and never mention slavery. I'm not saying that every book set in a certain time period must delve into the worst parts of that period, but it could hardly be called anti-that country if it doesn't.