There are two views, I suppose. Stalin did build an industrial state. It was based on slave work causing death and untold damage to millions. But it did allow t

There are two views, I suppose. Stalin did build an industrial state. It was based on slave work causing death and untold damage to millions. But it did allow them to persist against Germany. Which is all good as long you are not the one being slaved, that tends to shift the viewpoint significantly.