Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

Compare and contrast the Nazi and Soviet systems as depicted in Bloodlands, focusing on their use of mass killing to achieve ideological goals.

Discuss the role of ideology in driving the mass atrocities detailed in Bloodlands. Consider the ways in which Nazi and Soviet ideologies justified the systematic dehumanization and extermination of entire populations.

Analyze how Bloodlands contributes to our historical understanding of European history between 1933 and 1945, and examine how Snyder’s narrative challenges or complements existing narratives about World War II and the Holocaust.