The Pete Quiñones Show Episode 1283: How the Soviet Union Started World War 2 - Part 1 - w/ Thomas777
Oct 23, 2025
In this discussion, revisionist historian Thomas777, known for his insights on Soviet-era military history, explores controversial ideas about the Soviet Union's role in igniting World War II. He highlights the arguments of Viktor Suvorov and Joachim Hoffmann, claiming Stalin orchestrated the conflict's beginnings. Topics include Marxist-Leninist expansionism, Stalin's strategic military initiatives, and the implications of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Thomas also examines the 1939 Soviet attack on Khalkhin Gol and its potential significance as the war's true start.
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Soviet Role As Primary Catalyst
- The Soviet Union played a central causal role in the origins of World War II, not merely as a later combatant.
- Viktor Suvorov's thesis and Thomas777 argue Stalin actively orchestrated conditions that led to global war.
Ideology Drove Soviet Expansionism
- Marxist-Leninist ideology carried an expansionist, revolutionary imperative to export communism.
- Thomas777 says Soviet policy and symbolism signaled a globalist conquest agenda from its founding.
The 'Stalin Doctrine' Explained
- Thomas777 identifies a 1925 Stalin speech he calls the 'Stalin doctrine' advocating delayed but decisive Soviet entry into wars.
- The doctrine sought to exploit conflicts between capitalist states to open a field for world revolution.
