It was fear. He didn't want to see a united Germany. Stalin made it clear to me – I spoke with him many times – that they couldn't afford to let Germany build up again. They'd been invaded twice, and he wasn't willing to have it happen again. W. Averell Harriman Afford • Build • Clear • Fear • Germany • Him • Many Times • Me • See • Stalin • Twice • United Germany • Want
Poland, of course, was the key country. I remember Stalin telling me that the plains of Poland were the invasion route of Europe to Russia and always had been, and therefore he had to control Poland. W. Averell Harriman Control • Country • Course • Europe • Invasion Route • Key • Key Country • Me • Plains • Poland • Remember • Stalin
We both agreed that Stalin was determined to hold out against the Germans. He told us he'd never let them get to Moscow. But if he was wrong, they'd go back to the Urals and fight. They'd never surrender. W. Averell Harriman Back • Fight • Germans • Go • Never • Stalin • Surrender • Urals • Us • Wrong
I think Stalin was afraid of Roosevelt. Whenever Roosevelt spoke, he sort of watched him with a certain awe. He was afraid of Roosevelt's influence in the world. W. Averell Harriman Afraid • Awe • Certain Awe • He • Influence • Roosevelt • Sort • Stalin • Think • Whenever Roosevelt Spoke • World
We became convinced that, regardless of Stalin's awful brutality and his reign of terror, he was a great war leader. Without Stalin, they never would have held. W. Averell Harriman Awful • Brutality • Convinced • Great • Great War • He • Leader • Never • Regardless • Reign • Stalin • Terror • War
Roosevelt was determined to stop Stalin from taking over Eastern Europe. He thought they finally had an agreement on Poland. Before Roosevelt died, he realized that Stalin had broken his agreement. W. Averell Harriman Agreement • Broken • Determined • Eastern • Over • Poland • Roosevelt • Stalin • Stop • Thought
Stalin is the most popular figure in all of Russia. Vladimir Putin Figure • Most • Popular • Russia • Stalin
Cromwell is just as much of a bloody dictator as was Stalin. Vladimir Putin Bloody • Cromwell • Dictator • Just • Much • Stalin
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