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I will bring out the CIA admits Stalin was not a dictator link in case anyone has not seen it yet. https://web.archive.org/web/20251003005751/https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80-00810A006000360009-0.pdf
https://hexbear.net/post/6309545
I don't think this document proofs anything. There are more detailed and "credible" CIA documents that falsely claim him to be a dictator.
I also think this is playing into the narrative of the CIA being some kind of omniscient org that has their eyes everywhere and you can't hide from it. AFAIK the CIA had a hard time piercing the veil and gather intelligence of the USSR and its inner workings.
In fact, i think they fell for their own propaganda like the old joke about a KGB and a CIA agent meeting.
"I have to admit, I'm always so impressed by Soviet propaganda. You really know how to get people worked up," the CIA agent says.
"Thank you," the KGB says. "We do our best but truly, it's nothing compared to American propaganda. Your people believe everything your state media tells them."
The CIA agent drops his drink in shock and disgust. "Thank you friend, but you must be confused... There's no propaganda in America."
I agree.