In part, though that is not the sole reason by any means, elite institutions are on roughly the same side as Stalin, the side that gives them more power over the people. You should read what they were writing about Stalin at the time, and even during the purges. It was not just Walter Duranty. Countless other 'intellectuals' worshiped Stalin.
In part, though that is not the sole reason by any means, elite institutions are on roughly the same side as Stalin, the side that gives them more power over the people. You should read what they were writing about Stalin at the time, and even during the purges. It was not just Walter Duranty. Countless other 'intellectuals' worshiped Stalin.