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* Some historians claim that the Soviet Union and Germany had for decades prior to Hitler's rise to power a secret military collaboration. Soviet leaders may have understood the possibility of future war between former Entente powers and Germany and that the Soviets consequently wanted to take advantage of military conflict between 'imperialist powers'.

* Some historians claim that the Soviet Union and Germany had for decades prior to Hitler's rise to power a secret military collaboration. Soviet leaders may have understood the possibility of future war between former Entente powers and Germany and that the Soviets consequently wanted to take advantage of military conflict between 'imperialist powers'.

* [[Molotov Ribbentrop Pact]] was signed in order to provoke the conflict: it ensured Hitler that Soviet Union would remain neutral and that Germany could avoid war on two fronts.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20021227193441/http://home.swipnet.se/nordling/Stalinspeech.html Stalin's speech to the Politburo] on 19 August 1939.</ref>

* [[Molotov Ribbentrop Pact]] was signed in order to provoke the conflict: it ensured Hitler that Soviet Union would remain neutral and that Germany could avoid war on two fronts.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021227193441/http://home.swipnet.se/nordling/Stalinspeech.html Stalin's speech to the Politburo] on 19 August 1939.</ref>

* Some proof, (i.e. sudden removal of Soviet border fortifications) that Stalin was preparing an attack in 1941, has been admitted to by an historian definitely opposed to Suvorov.  Jules Schuler, a Belgian historian writes in his book ''50 Grandes Dates de l'Histoire Mondiale'', "Stalin was convinced that Hitler wouldn't attack him before a year or two, and refused to accept those who warned against the imminent German attack. For that reason the border fortifications on the Soviet Western border were demolished and the effect of unexpectedness of German invasion was complete."

* Some proof, (i.e. sudden removal of Soviet border fortifications) that Stalin was preparing an attack in 1941, has been admitted to by an historian definitely opposed to Suvorov.  Jules Schuler, a Belgian historian writes in his book ''50 Grandes Dates de l'Histoire Mondiale'', "Stalin was convinced that Hitler wouldn't attack him before a year or two, and refused to accept those who warned against the imminent German attack. For that reason the border fortifications on the Soviet Western border were demolished and the effect of unexpectedness of German invasion was complete."