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Former Premier of the Soviet Union

Joseph Stalin, the former Premier of the Soviet Union, was born on December 18, 1878, and died on March 5, 1953. He was the leader of the Soviet Communist Party and had a profound impact on the political, economic, and military development of the Soviet Union.

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“Hitlers come and go, but Germany and the German people remain.”

People Germany Comes And Goes

Author:Joseph Stalin

“[State] finds [frontier] either with the aid of force, as in 1914, when Germany invaded Belgium in order to deal a blow against France or it "borrows" a frontier, such as Germany did with regard to Latvia, for instance, in 1918, in attempting to break through to Leningrad across Latvia.”

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“I don't know what specific frontiers Germany could adopt for her purposes, but I think that those willing "to lend" a frontier to her can be found.”

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“In my opinion, there are two focal points of the war danger. The first focal point is the Far East zone of Japan. The second focal point in the zone is Germany.”

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“It is difficult to say which is more menacing. But both of [points of war danger -Japan and Germany] exist and both are smoldering. In comparison with these two principal focal points of the war danger, the Italo-Ethiopian war represents an episode.”

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“Have not fascism in Italy and National Socialism in Germany claimed that they have attained similar results [as in U.S.S.R.]? Have not both been achieved at the price of privation and personal liberty sacrificed for the good of the state?”

States Results Liberty Socialism Germany Fascism Personal Liberty

Book:1934-1940

Source: 1934-1940

“Neither Italian fascism nor German national "socialism" have anything in common with such a [Soviet socialistic] society, primarily because private ownership of factories, plants, lands, banks, means of transportation, etc., remain untouched there, and, therefore, capitalism in Germany and Italy remains in full force.”

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“The situation is that in Germany capitalism has remained, classes and class struggle have remained which all the same will break into the open, which includes also the field of struggle of parties representing opposing classes just as it broke through in, let us say, Spain.”

Party Situation Class Break Struggle Fields Capitalism Broke Germany Spain Opposing Representing Class Struggle

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“We secured peace for our country for one and a half years, as well as an opportunity of preparing our forces for defense if fascist Germany risked attacking our country in defiance of the pact. This was a definite gain to our country and a loss for fascist Germany.”

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Born: December 18, 1878
Died: March 5, 1953
Known for: Former Premier of the Soviet Union
Quotes: 187

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