Scholarly research? You mean the for profit book by the controversial author "against the consensus"?

My talking points are quite clear:

Holodomor genocide.

Genocide bad.

Genocide denial bad.

Katyń bad. Invasion of czechoslovakia bad. Invasion of Hungary bad. Invasion of Afghanistan bad. Invasion of baltics bad. Invasion of...

Soviet union: genocidal colonial failed power. Russia: genocidal colonial (soon to be failed) power.