# Stalin’s Backroom Politics Destroyed Opposition

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Podcast: [Cautionary Tales of History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cautionary-tales-of-history-7615031)
Published: 2026-07-02T02:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jaeden18/episodes/Stalins-Backroom-Politics-Destroyed-Opposition-e3d8f3f
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## Resource

In this episode, we explore how informal alliances and betrayals weakened Stalin’s rivals. In this episode, we trace how secrecy became his deadliest weapon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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