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Stalin, the most legendary figure in Soviet history, turned Soviet society into a superpower with atomic bombs.
The strength of the universe naturally allowed Stalin to gain absolute power to determine life and death in a word.
A casual look in his eyes may make the "colleagues" around him frighten - perhaps in an instant, he will pass the mistakes he has made out of his mind.
Although Stalin may not have meant it, his unscrupulous demeanor speaks for itself.
Because of this, Stalin made many enemies.
Especially in the last days of his death, it is even more suspicious, making people puzzle the mystery.
So, what is behind Stalin's death?
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In the twilight years, suspicion and suspicion
In his twilight years, the elderly Stalin inevitably entered a period of decline.
He will be manic and angry from time to time, extremely frightened from time to time, and his whole mental state is difficult to say healthy.
To drink a glass of water and eat a dish every day, Stalin would never move his chopsticks first, and he had to have someone he trusted to taste it in person.
Stalin, who obediently served him in the past, was one who did not believe and was quite suspicious.
In addition to distrusting his "comrades-in-arms", Stalin also lacked trust in doctors.
In his last years, Stalin regarded doctors as "potential murderers of his own" and did not allow them to approach him.
When he went on a seaside vacation, he created the "Kremlin doctor case" that shocked the government and the public, and he considered doctors to be "the most untrustworthy objects."
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It is precisely because of Stalin's endless suspicions that no one can really judge whether Stalin is healthy or sick?
To be sure, Stalin's deep caution and suspicion continued.
At every meeting with his colleagues, Stalin would feign a cough during the dinner, then get up and leave the bantoning hall.
However, Stalin did not go far, but quietly listened to the conversation of the people inside the house outside the door.
For Stalin's actions, everyone is also commonplace, pretending not to know.
When returning home from the Kremlin, Stalin would also discreetly direct his drivers to detour through the dimly lit roads of Moscow.
Where to turn and where to go around in circles was decided by Stalin on the spot, and no one knew in advance.
These actions are inherently justifiable, especially since Stalin held the steering wheel of the Soviet ship, and the slightest mistake could lead to the tragic destruction of the ship - in fact, his successor proved it.
Day and night, endlessly, why didn't Stalin want to take a short break?
(The USSR moved forward at Stalin's hands)
At a certain plenum of the Central Committee, Stalin said with regret that he was quite unable to hold several posts alone, and that "the years did not spare people."
The decline of energy after old age worried Stalin.
Although some people think that Stalin is acting in a bad way, more people think that Stalin "does not dare to retreat", just because the international situation is ever-changing, and whether the assistants around him have fully revealed their talents.
Stalin's rash "retirement" was afraid to bring chaos to the USSR.
Death or premeditation?
Stalin actually wanted himself to live a long life.
After the end of World War II, Stalin paid great attention to health preservation, hoping that "the longevity of the Caucasians would be fulfilled in himself."
However, Stalin's physical condition was really not optimistic.
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Because Stalin often felt sick and uncomfortable, the British media began to report news of Stalin's "physical illness" in 1948.
The media in Stockholm even thought Stalin, "probably dead."
But Stalin not only appeared in front of the public, but also made an exciting speech.
Beginning in 1952, however, the situation began to take a sharp turn.
Stalin repeatedly approached fainting in his office and could not even recall the names of those close to him.
At the end of February of the following year, Stalin and his colleagues drank and had fun, and Stalin, Beria and others who were in a good mood played together until four or five o'clock in the morning.
In March, however, Khrushchev, who was waiting to report to Stalin, received no phone calls from the Kremlin.
When the guards stormed Stalin's bedroom, they discovered that Stalin was in a rather poor mental state.
(Nikita Khrushchev)
According to the book "The Mystery of Stalin's Death" written by A. Avtolkhanov, when Stalin had been incontinent for 4 hours, he was still not detected by the guards.
It wasn't until daylight, when the doctors arrived, that the situation was particularly tricky.
The doctors were all so nervous that their hands couldn't stop shaking.
While moving Stalin's body, he even accidentally touched his dentures.
In the end, the doctors came to the conclusion that Stalin had a cerebral hemorrhage.
At that time, Stalin could not speak, could not see, could not move his hands, and even his legs were paralyzed.
According to A. Avtolkhanov, after Stalin's death, there were "bigwigs" in Stalin's office - Molotov, Mikoyan, Beria divided the power in Stalin's hands.
Malenkov, in order to "prepare public opinion", hinted that doctors would do whatever it takes to extend the time of patients.
Finally, when power was almost completely divided, Stalin stopped breathing at 9:50 p.m. on March 5.
After Stalin's death, members of the Presidium of the Central Committee rushed to the Kremlin for meetings.
The editor of Pravda recalled:
"Stalin sat in the position for 30 years and now it is empty. Malenkov and Beria sat on either side. Beria looked particularly pleased. ”
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Stalin's daughter Vetlana was also impressed by Beria:
"There is only one demeanor, which is simply unconventional, and this is Beria. He was extremely excited, and his already annoying face was occasionally overwhelmed by the lust that swelled him. ”
After the meeting, Stalin's political legacy was also divided, and a generation of great men came to an end.
However, the mystery of Stalin's death is like a fog, which makes people think.
The mystery of Stalin's death
According to records, when Stalin was seriously ill and dying, he said this to the guards on the penultimate night before his death:
"Go to sleep!"
This order surprised all the guards, because it was an order that Stalin had never communicated.
Especially before, Stalin would stare at the guards with his eyes before going to bed, not letting them close their eyes.
Today's breakthrough, everyone is naturally surprised.
But what exactly happened in Stalin's bedroom that night? No one knows.
Why did Stalin convey such an order?
There are only two possibilities:
First, Stalin's temperament changed drastically, because according to the doctor's records, Stalin suffered a stroke that night;
The second possibility is that the guard responsible for transmitting the order, Khrushstalev, falsified the order and took the opportunity to be alone with the leader...
Did Khrushtalev do something? I'm afraid this will become an eternal mystery.
If Khrustalev really did something, then it is not difficult to understand that Beria and the others did not arrive at Stalin's dacha in time.
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Especially after many years, Molotov once revealed a sentence that Beria said, that is, "I killed him."
When Stalin died, Beria was the first to rush out of the dacha, shouting at Khrushtalev:
"Come on!"
Beria then rushed to the Kremlin.
Although Beria rose to the center of Soviet power, he was secretly liquidated in just a few months, leaving countless mysteries behind...
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