It is hard for me to imagine that Russian now being a second language in Moscow is with absolute certainty worse for the 30 million or so who died in the resistance.

homer:" The figures of Stalin's purges grow ever more exaggerated as Western historians continue their re invention of the history of The Soviet Union. "

Some new surprising "facts" are surfacing.

Admiral Canaris, head of WWII Nazi government's intelligence establishment was not a Hitler supporter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Canaris

Spain was a location where some of the intrigues, yes, even "betrayals", where secret communications between/with double agents (at very high level) of WWII were played out. Then, there was that ?parachute drop of a high level Nazi (right?) to England, that is still mysterious.

Retired U.S. Generals on C-Span2 right now have suggested that the outcome for Iraq after a U.S. withdrawl may be rule by a military strong man, as a less than worst case scenario. Can the Iraqis settle down and rule themselves?