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As you all know, Joseph Stalin was the man who, IOTL, spearheaded the approval and application of the Soviet Union's 1936 constitution, forever enshrining the principles of soviet democracy and workers' government as the basis of the country's political system.

But what if he was a dictator? Like Lenin, or worse? Althought he ultimately came to be known worldwide as the champion Socialism and liberty, I've heard that he sometimes displayed quite violent and authoritarian tendencies. I'm not asking to make him some sort of communist Hitler, but I guess we could turn him into some one capable of commiting some atrocities...

How would the cold war have played out with an authoritarian Soviet Union. I imagine communism would be less popular, so, could the Americans maybe win?

OOC: For those who are too incredulous, this resource may be of interest: http://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~neretin/misc/getty.pdf
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