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gmil3548 t1_j2aiups wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in This day, 100 years ago, the USSR was created by SENPA-A-A-A-I-I

Or just if Trotsky was able to be the heir like Lenin wanted instead of being pushed out by the other leaders until Stalin eventually worked his way into control.

Trotsky was the most level headed of them all, including Lenin. That’s why he was a Menshevik for so long, only moving over when it was clear that the Bolsheviks were the only side willing to actually win a revolution.

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AdminsAreLazyID10TS t1_j2b499q wrote

Just not purging the Soviet military before WW2 would have had profound implications for reducing loss of life.

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