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Exactly, and nobody in this thread ever claimed otherwise.

• pvg 8y ago
  Another idea that struck me is how all the Soviet top brass were absolute workhorses who squeezed every living hour out of the day, to the point of mental and physical exhaustion. Stalin himself seemed to sleep from 4am to the late morning, which I found curious. Overall there are clear insights on how they won the war and lifted the Soviet empire, other than through despicable actions. Maybe I'm misinterpreting it but this reads to me like 'the soviet leadership worked really hard and that won the war'.
  • dEnigma 8y ago
    Oh, I interpreted that as "hard work AND despicable actions won the war". I apologise for my dismissive comments in case your interpretation is correct.
    • pvg 8y ago
      I don't think you have anything to apologize for. It's just that 'Stalin worked really hard' is both ahistorical and despicable, as any sort of explanation. It's not a claim you made.