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Gregory Malenkov was technically second in line to Stalin and did take over all his titles after Stalin's death. However his power was chipped away for the five months he was in power until eventually he was forced to resign in favor of Khrushchev. But what if he managed to stay in power? Lets say he wrangles Beria in more who manages to cement Malenkov's power. How would Malenkov run the USSR? Would he be more like Stalin 2.0 or...not I guess. Could he stay in power at all? Should he have just been surprised with the 5 months he had?
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