Well, preparation for a war started with the demise of the communist party in Germany (who held the slogan “after Hitler, us”…….) and the rise of the Nazi party in Germany. It was obvious from Hitler speeches that the German ruling class was planning to invade the east. Hitler always talked about enslaving the Slavic nation and the communist threat. The whole industrialization process was implemented partly to build a strong army. The Moltove-Rebbetrop agreement was another way to buy some time for the Russia to move some basses from the front and to keep industrialize the country. Stalin at the time made a falls and a very problematic statement “he who has the stronger army will win” (or something like that).

You might be right about that. Still, Russia was not a stable place it was still a third world country trying to overcome feudalism.

Look, don’t take this personally but I’m feeling uncorftabull talking about gulags, starvation, and commonism as if they are things in distant history. All those things are happening as I write and I feel aqward not connecting them to day to day struggle (or to be more frank to Palestine). My unity with people (even people who oppose communism) is based on an all around fight against oppression, not just oppression that might have happened 70 years ago. If I would be convince one day that Stalin was a dictator who tortured and killed his people for joy, I would stop upholding him as an important political figure. My political orientation is that Stalin can help us in understanding and building a batter future. I came here to make point and I think I managed to make it.

Take care, ill be around.