I'm looking forward to reading the entire thing, if one can look forward to a reading up on such a grim subject.
If you wish to read a gripping historical thriller on this theme, try Dark Star by Alan Furst.
On my list after I read this review.
Hitler and Stalin had much in common. Both had alcholic fathers who beat them senseless. Both had religious mothers who tried to protect them. Both encouraged their sons to enter the priesthood. Too bad neither one followed their mother’s advice. Millions of lives would have been spared.
bflr
One question is: who financed them?