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The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was apparently initially seen as a triumph for Stalin. He was able to secure large swaths of territory that had once been part of the old Tsarist Empire. It also secured his western borders against attack. Stalin Pact allowed the Germans to dominate Europe and then allowed them when they were strong enough to attack the Soviet Union, with the real possibility of success. The Ultimately, the Pact was in fact, his greatest mistake exposed the USSR and one that nearly led to the their defeat of the Soviet Union and this would have led . If the Soviet Union had collapsed it is difficult to envision the victory for the Nazis in EuropeAllies defeating Germany.=References=<references/>

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