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Joseph Stalin Part 2: The Secretary Becomes Dictator

Real Dictators

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The Invasion of Poland by Lenin

Stalin has no choice but to march his troops towards Poland. His orders are to join up with reinforcements to take the Polish capital Warsaw. But, hungry for personal glory, Stalin commands his soldiers to advance on the Ukrainian city of Lviv instead. Without Stalin's support, the under-manned Russian forces attacking Warsaw are repelled.

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