Why did Stalin trust Hitler?

Why did Hitler attack the Soviet Union, thereby virtually abandoning his war with Britain and France at the very moment that he seemed about to achieve victory? Why did the attack .... And Stalin had no particular reason to trust either Churchill or Roosevelt when they tried to alert him to what was to come. read more

Rather, Stalin thought he could see the real Hitler behind the false promises and assurances.Stalin’s hubris was about having X-ray eyes into Hitler’s soul. Trust requires a degree of humility. One trusts others because one is less sure of oneself. read more

Stalin thought he could read Hitler’s mind at every turn. So, Stalin’s problem wasn’t trust in Hitler but trust in his own understanding of Hitler. So, it was not that Stalin ever took Hitler’s promises or assurances at face value. Rather, Stalin thought he could see the real Hitler behind the false promises and assurances. read more

Hitler and Stalin despised each other with a white hot passion. Both Hitler and Stalin were cut from the same burlap bag, they were more alike than different. Stalin betrayed Hitler and sided with the winning team, and that is all. read more