'Stalin Was the Ultimate Realist,' Hoover Historian Norman Naimark Argues
STANFORD, California, Feb. 20 -- The Hoover Institution issued the following news release:
Joseph Stalin had a vision to expand Soviet power and influence throughout Europe and beyond. To this end, he was a ruthless and tireless micromanager who shaped foreign policy with great dexterity and oversaw the Soviet Union's vast ministry of foreign affairs.
Historians have debated whether this level of authoritarianism made Stalin a hard-nosed realist for Russian interests or . . .
Joseph Stalin had a vision to expand Soviet power and influence throughout Europe and beyond. To this end, he was a ruthless and tireless micromanager who shaped foreign policy with great dexterity and oversaw the Soviet Union's vast ministry of foreign affairs.
Historians have debated whether this level of authoritarianism made Stalin a hard-nosed realist for Russian interests or . . .