I only came into this thread in response to a report. Lucky me.
Let me just say that, while not against Board policy, I find this entire thread reprehensible.
If anyone needs me I will be in the other room flossing my brain.
Could have? Sure.
Fairly simple actually. Stalin and Beria die in some sort of accident.
Real elections are held in the countries that were under Soviet Army control, as was agreed in the Big Three conferences. My guess is that at least a couple would actually go Communist. Same thing...
Taking someone's work and passing it off as your own is plagiarism.
That is a dishonorable practice at best, theft at worst.
Kicked for a week.
BTW: This is a once chance sort of offense. DO NOT do it again.