• JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Those are all Stalin’s public statements. It looks good to downplay your cult. But he still undoubtedly had one.

    Lennan for example seemed to pretty strongly oppose a cult of personality forming around him. But Stallin didn’t, just some humble public statements.

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      2 months ago

      Oh, do you have private statements or writings where he was secretly supportive of it? Or are you operating entirely divorced from historical research?

      Also:

      Stalin often edited reports of Kremlin receptions, cutting applause and praise aimed at him and adding applause for other Soviet leaders.[33]

      Ignoring this bit i see