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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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“World War II was fought for the abolition of racial exclusiveness, equality of nations and the integrity of their territories, liberation of enslaved nations and restoration of their sovereign rights, the right of every nation to arrange its affairs as it wishes, economic aid to nations that have suffered and assistance to them in attaining their material welfare, restoration of democratic liberties, and destruction of the Hitlerite regime.”

“In war I would deal with the Devil and his grandmother”

War Deals Devil Grandmother Deals With The Devil

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“There is no doubt that the absence of a second front in Europe considerably relieves the position of the German Army, nor can there be any doubt that the appearance of a second front on the Continent of Europe - and undoubtedly this will appear in the near future - will essentially relieve the position of our armies to the detriment of the German Army.”

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“Each position, each metre of the Soviet territory must be stubbornly defended, to the last drop of blood. We must cling to every inch of Soviet soil and defend it to the end!”

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“This war is not as in the past: whoever occupies a territory also imposes his own social system.”

World War Past Social War Of The Worlds Territory World War 2 Social Systems

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“Marxists have more than once pointed out that the capitalist world economic system contains in itself the seeds of a general crisis and of warlike clashes.”

World War Economic Cold Crisis Seeds Capitalist Cold War Clash Marxist Economic Systems

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“The reason why there is now no communist government in Paris is because in the circumstances of 1945 the Soviet army was not able to reach French soil.”

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“History shows that when a state is intent upon making war against another state, even though not adjacent, it begins to seek frontiers across which it could reach the frontiers of the state which it desires to attack. Usually, the aggressive state finds that frontier.”

War States Shows Desire Aggressive Frontiers

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“This is impossible to predict. War may break out unexpectedly.”

May War Break Impossible Break Out

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“Nowadays wars are not declared. They simply start.”

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“There is no nation in the whole world desiring war.”

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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.”

Two War Difficult Danger Germany Japan Comparison Episodes Principal Focal Point

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“Remember how the first world war broke out. It broke out as a result of the desire to redivide the world.”

World Firsts War Remember Desire Results Broke War Of The Worlds First World War

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“Capitalism in its imperialistic stage is a system which regards war as a legitimate method for solution of international disputes - a method which is legitimate in fact if not legally so.”

Ifs War Facts Stage Solutions Capitalism Regard Method International Disputes

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“Many understand "state socialism" in this way. Sometimes a system is concealed behind this term in which the capitalist state, in the interests of preparation for the conduct of war, takes upon itself the maintenance of a certain number of private enterprises.”

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“History shows that there are no invincible armies.”

War Shows Reality Political Army Revolutionary Navy Invincible Invincibility

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“The Red Army and Navy and the whole Soviet people must fight for every inch of Soviet soil, fight to the last drop of blood for our towns and villages...onward, to victory!”

“This war is not an ordinary war. It is the war of the entire Russian people. Not only to eliminate the danger hanging over our heads, but to aid all people groaning under the yoke of Fascism”

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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.”

“Artillery is the god of war.”

War Military Artillery God Of War

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“This war is not as in the past; whoever occupies a territory also imposes on it his own social system. Everyone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach. It cannot be otherwise. If now there is not a communist government in Paris, this is only because Russia has no an army which can reach Paris in 1945.”

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About the Author

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

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