A suitable case for comparison?

Is it legitimate to compare the Nazi and Stalinist regimes? There might seem little room for doubt. It is often taken as self-evident that the two regimes were variations of a common type. They are bracketed together in school and university courses, as well as text books, under labels such as 'The Age of Totalitarianism' and 'Europe of the Dictators'....

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