Russia

80 Years Ago This Week, Hitler and Stalin Cut the Deal That Triggered WWII

MOLOTOV COCKTAIL

First they had to get rid of the Jew. Then the dictators could make their devils’ pact allowing Hitler’s blitzkrieg to begin. A lesson in the danger of tyrants and their mania.

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