(This piece originally appeared in Bournbrook) The old adage that you should try and see the best in people is tested to breaking point when you bump into some of last century's most horrific dictators. 'Mussolini made the trains run on time' – well, perhaps, but he also invaded Abyssinia. 'Hitler was quite a progressive environmentalist' – again, not enough to turn the historical scales in the man's favour.
The joy of Soviet architecture
The joy of Soviet architecture
The joy of Soviet architecture
(This piece originally appeared in Bournbrook) The old adage that you should try and see the best in people is tested to breaking point when you bump into some of last century's most horrific dictators. 'Mussolini made the trains run on time' – well, perhaps, but he also invaded Abyssinia. 'Hitler was quite a progressive environmentalist' – again, not enough to turn the historical scales in the man's favour.