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A communist supporter holds a portrait of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin during a rally marking International Workers' Day, or Labour Day, in Moscow May 1, 2010.
Wednesday, May. 26, 2010

Open quoteA detailed assassination plan was prepared, but Stalin canceled it.Close quote

  • ANATOLY KULIKOV,
  • a top Russian general, saying Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin blocked two attempts to kill Adolf Hitler during WWII, fearing it would lead to the signing of a separate peace treaty between Germany and the Allies
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