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Or has actually studies the history of the period and come to understand that the MR was necessary, and the correct move to buy time to fight against fascism after every European power had rejected an anti-Nazi alliance, hoping Hitler would awaken the USSR enough that the Allied Capitalist Powers could then crush both.
TLDR: a temporary 10 year compromise with fascists was deemed necessary.
Stalin: "I can compromise with them."
You can say that, but it leaves out the important context that it was necessary because the liberal industrialized powers were also engaged in appeasement at the time.
It also leaves out that the USSR went on to put more resources toward stopping the Nazis than any other industrialized power as soon as they did have the industry to stand up the Germany.
When the liberal powers had the capacity to have done that much earlier.
TLDR: "Stalin compromised with fascists, but yadayada."
More like TLDR: Liberals compromised with fascist even when they could have stopped them, the Soviets compromised only as long as they had no other choice.
Correct. Stalin compromised with fascists.
They could have chosen to not compromise with fascists from 1939-1941
They compromised until they had no other choice, because the Nazis invaded.
They could have chosen to not compromise from 1939-1941. You know, like liberal democracy Britain.
TLDR: Don't compromise with fascists.