Which of the methods of control do you think was most influential in maintaining stalin’s power? why?

i think the methods of control that is most influential would be by killing all the people who even remotely oppose him. This will create a great fear for all the people in Russia andby utilizing that fear, Stalin managed to silence all the opposition and maintain his position as the most powerful man in the country

Britain and its empire stood alone against hitler and mussolini. in june 1941, hitler broke the non-aggression agreement with stalin and germany invaded the soviet union. in december, japan attacked the us and britain. the main lines of world war ii had formed.