One thing that would be helpful in discussing the nuances of his views on the Soviet Union & the international left would be a degree of literacy about them from commentators. For instance, he was always critical of authoritarianism in the Soviet Union.https://t.co/4hpoqcaDqT

— andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) February 16, 2020

Spare this granddaughter of a Stalin gulag survivor of “nuances” about the USSR.

The Soviet Union was an evil regime. Any attempt to whitewash it with “nuance” to make it sound good should be soundly rejected.

Where are the anti-communist Democrats of the past? https://t.co/VJ0a55g1Se

— Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) February 17, 2020

Going to be really special to see journos & outlets that spent the last 3 yrs saturating American public life with clinically pathological Russia conspiracy theories - "if you've ever talked to anyone who knows Russian we need a Special Counsel" - rehabilitating the Soviet Union. https://t.co/ohTEauQfhe

— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) February 17, 2020

Yeah you're not following. After 3 yrs of CNN connect the dots Trump talked to guy with Russian last name boom, a bit late to flip to "but actually" about USSR.

But you're right I know nothing about your reporting so if you've been holdout from CNN conspiracy nonsense, congrats.

— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) February 17, 2020

I imagine "Russia was much better during the Cold War" will win over countless older, middle-class Americans

— Ronald W. Reagan (@ReaganRevived) February 17, 2020