What did Joseph Stalin think about Benito Mussolini?

This answer is mostly guesswork, as I have no solid evidence of ever hearing Stalin and Mussolini meeting. Stalin always (correctly) assessed that Hitler was the bigger threat and the actual one to negotiate the fate of Europe over. read more

The Great Britain officially recognized the Soviet Union on 01 February, 1924. Then came after the government of Benito Mussolini’s Italy on 07 February, 1924. That were the main reasons for Stalin to think the “European rulers” at that time, including Mussolini wanted to “profit” by making “friendship” with the Soviet Union. 2. read more

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) rose to become Prime Minister of Italy in 1920 and eventually achieved a rank of power equal to that of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III. Mussolini was one of the founders of Facisim, and he managed to coexist with Hitler's Nazi Germany until his fall in 1943. read more

Joseph Stalin and Benito Mussolini differed greatly on how to manage the economy but were in complete agreement about how they should run their government: with complete control. Both leaders were absolute dictators that used propaganda and indoctrination to influence the citizens to support them. read more