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I have at this point mainlined nearly every notable English language biography of Stalin from J. T. Murphy up to Ronald Grigor Suny.

Stalin is kind of the opposite of the competence porn genre. Every story is of a man thinking magically in order to justify whatever action he wanted.

Mason Pelt · 5w

Why did Stalin think Hitler would not invade? Because Hitler would not do that. Why did Stalin think seed grain would not be needed to feed people next year? New developments in agriculture. Why did Leon Trotsky have to be assassinated in Mexico? That was just vengeance, and fear, but still.