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Joseph Stalin Part 3: Hitler Attacks
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Stalin and the Nazis
Stalin believed Hitler would not attack the Soviet Union, and no one had been able to divine why he actually trusted Hitler. In totalitarianism, the far left and far right can come together. The Nazis are the National Socialist Party, after all. They will not attack each other. Stalin saw Hitler as a great leader, a very strong leader who could conquer the world. He just did not guess that Hitler would be such an insane gambler that he would go to war with everybody, including the Soviet Union. So this is the reason why he totally underestimated Hitler. When Hitler invaded, he was completely shocked. And it was one of the great mistakes of his life. We're going to
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