The Western and the liberal consensus on Joseph Stalin:

Stalin was an evil autocrat who seized all power from his people to establish a brutal and murderous authoritarian regime.

Stalin in reality

Stalin: Please, let me resign in peace. This is the fourth time I am submitting my application.

The central comittee: Dear Comrade Stalin, we have rejected your request for the fourth time. See you at work tomorrow.

    • AverageWestoid@lemmygrad.ml
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      5 days ago

      Lol, I mean I know malekov is like a trillion times better than kruschev and beria but still, kinda a bit of a L considering if Stalin was allowed to resign then it’s unlikely a power struggle would of happened that would allow for the cuckold reformists to take power (yes, I am saying Stalin being prevented from resigning in 1953 did indeed kickstart the series of events which lead to the fall of the USSR)