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Stalin's decision to stay in Moscow during the "Moscow Panic" of 15-19 October was considered a boon to the morale of Moscow's defenders. What if Stalin evacuated to the east of Moscow. He is not ordering a general retreat but he and his bodyguard go east. How would the intangible morale cost of Stalin going to the rear affect the physical Soviet-German fight over Moscow in 1941?