So far I have to agree with drunk guy. Given the vast amount of theory, the historical reports from diverse sources I have consumed, the guy seems not to have made any serious mistakes. Especially portant because he never ruled the ussr alone but was head of a party (not even willingly at times).

I think the sole reason why stalin is made out to be red hitler by the west is because he is both an exceptional example for leadership and an avid theoretitian.

Had they not discredited him so thoroughly, he would have probably become the next jesus for lack of a better word. (I mean that in the perspective of an atheist that jesus probably existed and was a revolutionary figure of the time)