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The 169 pages that link to Joseph Stalin, each with the reason it gives.

• Nikita KhrushchevCompared with: Khrushchev’s denunciation of Stalin defined his break with the previous leadership.

• Harry S. TrumanCompared with: Their encounters over postwar Europe marked the breakdown of the wartime alliance.

• Leon TrotskyCompared with: Stalin’s rise displaced Trotsky and turned their political rivalry into a struggle over Soviet rule.

• De-StalinizationCompared with: The campaign sought to weaken the authority and public image Stalin had accumulated.

• Josip Broz TitoCompared with: Stalin's failed effort to subordinate Tito led to the 1948 split.

• Władysław SikorskiCompared with: Sikorski's dealings with Stalin exposed the conflict between Polish sovereignty and Soviet strategic demands.

• Nadezhda KrupskayaCompared with: Their conflicts over Lenin's legacy and party policy reveal Krupskaya's diminishing influence under Stalin.

• Permanent revolutionCompared with: Stalin’s doctrine became the principal political opponent of Trotsky’s internationalist theory.

• Peaceful coexistenceCompared with: His confrontational foreign policy provides a contrast to Khrushchev's explicit emphasis on coexistence.

• Alexandra KollontaiCompared with: Kollontai’s revolutionary commitments endured under the increasingly centralized system Stalin led.

• Trygve LieCompared with: Stalin’s government opposed Lie’s continuation in office during escalating Cold War tensions.

• Mirsaid Sultan-GalievCompared with: Stalin's centralizing nationalities policy conflicted with Sultan-Galiev's vision of Muslim autonomy.