Who said he was a good guy?
Heck Churchill and FDr have come in for their share of criticism - putting aside communist or fellow travellers propaganda of the past the most I've heard he was a useful bas**** against another s.o.b. Hitler.
Interesting the book you linked in the intro it states:
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While frankly exploring the full extent of Stalin’s brutalities and their impact on the Soviet people, Roberts also uncovers evidence leading to the stunning conclusion that Stalin was both the greatest military leader of the twentieth century and a remarkable politician who sought to avoid the Cold War and establish a long-term detente with the capitalist world.
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and further...
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Roberts depicts a despot who helped save the world for democracy, a personal charmer who disciplined mercilessly, a utopian ideologue who could be a practical realist, and a warlord who undertook the role of architect of post-war peace.
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Have you actually read the book? It seems the author is a bit more balanced than what you seem to be portraying in your post. What page is the info on Order 270 actually taken from? does the author have hard numbers for the number of people affected?