Montefiore actually wrote Stalin: Court of the Red Tsar (wherein the claims of Stalin’s alleged pedophilia first emerged). Timothy Snyder wrote Bloodlands.

Both books are unabashed pop-history drivel that would serve better as kindling than serious reads.

Montefiore’s pedo credentials should be more widely known. His favorite thing is accusing former communist leaders (Stalin, Beria) of pedophilia and other forms of sexual degeneracy. I bet he and Epstein had plenty of enlightening conversations on the matter.