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Originally Posted by Charles
To tell the truth, "Uncle Joe" wasn't that stupid. It's easier to remain in control whenever you have a certain amount of chaos.
He did manage to kill a lot of his countrymen, but he died at the wheel.
And that was his goal.
Chas
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Uncle Joe was suspicious of everyone especially military officers.
Prior to WW11 he had decimated his officer corps.
When the Nazis invaded the USSR he was most vulnerable and should have been shot for dereliction of duty. He was warned that Hitler was going to invade but did not believe the time table......Hitler did not want a two front war.
When the invasion occurred he lost his nerves.
I found it real funny that this guy was NOT Russian. He was from little Georgia.
The clique around Putin feels that Stalin and his kind betrayed the essence of Russia and is trying hard to restore the orthodox church to the center of Russian life.