I know there's a theory that Stalin was assassinated and that Beria was personally involved in that. If that's the case, then the other conspirators disposing of him quietly makes sense.
I do know Hoxha at least claimed to immediately believe it was an assassination as soon as he heard of Stalin's death. IIRC he was said to have wept and railed against Khrushchev and the others, certain that they'd assassinated Stalin.
I know there's a theory that Stalin was assassinated and that Beria was personally involved in that. If that's the case, then the other conspirators disposing of him quietly makes sense.
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I do know Hoxha at least claimed to immediately believe it was an assassination as soon as he heard of Stalin's death. IIRC he was said to have wept and railed against Khrushchev and the others, certain that they'd assassinated Stalin.