The events in Ukraine over the past couple of months have become tragically reminiscent of what transpired in Europe in the late 1930s, when a right-wing German dictator began invading his neighbors and committing atrocities. Is Vladimir Putin the new Adolf Hitler? Is Russia a fascist danger to world peace, as was Nazi Germany? The parallels are disturbingly similar. At the beginnings of their political careers, both were legitimately elected to lead their countries. However, subsequently both managed, through Machiavellian maneuvering, to gain dictatorial control over their populations, ultimately subverting and destroying whatever democratic processes remained in their respective nations....