Why did the Soviet Union mistrust the United States and Britain during World War II?
1 Answer
Well, Stalin was the supreme leader (or dictator) of the USSR at the time and he mistrusted everybody even (and in particular) his fellow countrymen and friends!
Explanation:
It is not surprising that Stalin, the leader of a socialist country, was not very keen on "capitalistic" foreign counties.
Remember that the primary goal of Soviet Union was the establishment of Global Communism through revolutionary means.
The idea of joining the "historical enemies" of the proletariat, the capitalistic and possibly anti-communist countries such as America and Britain, was not very appealing for Stalin.
On the other hand, after years of bloody war against the Germans and the loss (probably caused primarily by the wrong decisions and purges in the army done by Stalin himself) of million of Russian soldiers and civilians, Stalin felt a bit left alone by the other Allies.
This is probably the reason behind the strong and almost vehement request to the US for the opening of a second front against the Germans (in Normandy) to lift some of the pressure from the Red Army.
In my opinion Stalin (and so the USSR or at least the leaders under Stalin complete control) mistrusted the western Allies for political (communism) and historical reasons. We have to remember that the US and British tried to help, more or less 30 years before, the White Russian to fight against the Bolsheviks during the Russian revolution trying to reestablish a moderate government and destroy the communist regime.
