It's a little disheartening to see such a fascinating take on the denuancing of history reduced to "communism is bad/good" in many of the comments here. By all

It's a little disheartening to see such a fascinating take on the denuancing of history reduced to "communism is bad/good" in many of the comments here. By allowing ourselves to be fed a picture of unavoidable grimness behind the iron curtain, we become more susceptible to believing that a lack of such grimness in our own lives means all is well. I think we need to strive to protect this nuance and preserve memories such as those the author shares. History and the worlds are not cookie cutter fairy tales were everything is either all good or all bad.