Many thanks to the Russians who held the line against all odds, out-maneuvered a superior enemy, and outlasted an enemy with superior morale.
Leningrad was a huge turning point in the war not appreciated.
[devils advocate]
Regardless that Stalin was as bad as Hitler, as far as murdering people he was fighting for the right side...Therefore he is a hero, and not the maker of a holocaust.
[end smartassery]
War is gross, the only thing that can possibly validate Stalin is the fact he was betrayed.
No excuse for the purges....
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If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.
-Winston Churchill-
The most fascinating man in the world.
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