I always thought stalin was some kind of boorish brute peasant

>>3198266

Hitler also managed to somehow write books was he also a genius?

>>3198273
>lofty and academic sounding

>>3198266
Writing books doesn't mean you're not an asshole

He was, though when we was on the cusp of getting power he had privite tuition so he could understand better and perform as the rightful inheritor, supposidly he had real trouble getting grips with Hegel. It wouldn't be surprising if much of his work was ghost written or collaborations like Mussolini's

>>3198298

Look, Stalin thought that Lysenko was the real deal which no seriously knowledgeable person would have ever done.

The Japanese Empire was a good distraction for the Empires of Britain and France who would have to devote resources to defending their pacific colonies, I assume he knew it would divert attention from the Americans too from intervening

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>>3198320
>just freeze your seeds senpai