Jim quoted Wikipedia: > Finally and most importantly, Russia appears on it instead of > Soviet Union. This is a matter that would have been hard for Stalin to > endorse since the Soviets were very sensitive in keeping appearances.
Hmm. Djilas and at least another (recent) author (Dmitri Volkogonov? my memory with things I read in the last few years is much worse than with things I read ages ago!) have said that Stalin often referred to Russia as -- let me put it this way -- the agent; as opposed to the Soviet Union. Apparently, this became more common after WW2. No? Thanks for the Wiki search! _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
