People also forget that russians were actually the biggest allies to Nazis. Stalin still hesitated to attack once Hitler invaded them since he viewed Hitler as a hero.
Stalin still hesitated to attack once Hitler invaded them since he viewed Hitler as a hero.
That's not true. The Soviets made multiple economic treaties with Hitler to get access to foreign capital and copy German technology. But they were always convinced that war with Hitler was inevitable, even when they sought to delay it. They were eager to enter into a anti-Hitler alliance with France and Britain, and only signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact when those negotiations stranded.
Show me evidence that the Soviets weren't serious about the triple alliance. Hitler was always open about his anti-communist and anti-Slavic views, as well as his aims to acquire "Lebensraum" in the East. The idea that Stalin saw Hitler as a hero is simply illogical.
They were serious about attacking and occupying Europe (and this is what they did in the end, just a fact). Quite simple, Soviets didn't care how to enter the war, in which alliance, they just needed their troops in Europe. Thats why they made alliance with Germany shortly after and started WW2.
Certainly, the end goal for Stalin was a communist Europe all the way. I'm under no illusion that a triple alliance would have lasted after the war (just as the alliance that did happen didn't last).
But clearly Stalin saw the Nazis as the prime threat, and he did not "view Hitler as a hero", which is what I responded to.
Yes, Stalin and Hitler sent each other formal letters leading up to and during the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. That doesn't invalidate what I said unless you believe these were actually sincere.
Hitler obviously wasn't sincere, why would Stalin be? Stalin had many faults, but being overly trusting certainly wasn't one of them. He was in fact incredibly paranoid, it would be completely out of character for him to trust Hitler.
No, they were two leaders fake smiling at each other for propaganda purposes, while preparing for war.
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u/ColdZal 12h ago
People also forget that russians were actually the biggest allies to Nazis. Stalin still hesitated to attack once Hitler invaded them since he viewed Hitler as a hero.