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Joseph Stalin Part 2: The Secretary Becomes Dictator

Real Dictators

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The Secret of the General Secretary

The General Secretary's job seems quite a boring one. In reality, the General Secretary holds the key to power. Stalin had a very good understanding of the power of a secretary. The new Soviet Union is won by committee. If you control the committee's agenda, you control everything.

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