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Stalin's War, a new history of World War II, how what we regard as the Second World War was a product

of Stalin's manipulation and cold-bloodedness.

We come now to May 3rd, 1939. Hitler is a threat to all of Europe. Everywhere. He's a threat to

Stalin as well. However, Stalin means to convince Hitler that they can work together in

some fantastic way.

Itiologically it doesn't work but

bloody-mindedness in both Hitler and Stalin.

May 3rd 1939, the NKVD, aka the KGB,

State Security, surrounds the foreign ministry,

arresting the foreign minister himself, Lidfhanov,

and all of his staff who are Jewish. Molotov, the gangster, a colleague of

Stalin's from signing death warrants during the great purges of the 30s and they will continue.

Becomes the new foreign representatives of Stalin to Hitler.

Sean, why did they arrest Lippinoff?

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