"The more power he had, the more power he accumulated and kept in his hands, the more power he wanted."
— Joseph Stalin

January 1, 1970

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Anti-imperialistsAtheistsGeneral Secretaries of the Communist Party of the Soviet UnionSoviet premiersPeople from Georgia (country)
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Sources

Dmitry Volkogonov, interview for Episode 1 of Russia's War: Blood upon the Snow, quoted in Richard Overy, Russia's War (1997; 1998), p. 16