The quotation reflects Stalin's view of free elections in Eastern Europe during the Cold War. This statement emphasizes the idea that the process of voting is less important than who holds the power to count and control the votes, suggesting a manipulation of democratic processes in a totalitarian regime.
Which point of view is reflected in this quotation?
It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.
–Joseph Stalin
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Stalin's view of free elections in Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
Stalin's view of free elections in Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
Stalin's view of peace agreements made by the Allies with several Axis nations in 1947.
Stalin's view of peace agreements made by the Allies with several Axis nations in 1947.
Stalin's view of the assassination of democratic leaders in Poland and Czechoslovakia.
Stalin's view of the assassination of democratic leaders in Poland and Czechoslovakia.
Stalin's view of reparations from Germany following World War II.
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