How was the Soviet Union imperalist during Stalins rule?
Here’s a minimally retouched cut-and-paste: “Though the Soviet Union was not ruled by an emperor and declared itself anti-imperialist, critics argue that it exhibited certain tendencies common to historic empires: 1. Territorial expansion through invasion or subversion (e.g.: Caucasus, Central Asia, Poland, Finland, Baltic States). 2. Strong central government controlling the governments of subsidiary and satellite territories. 3. Interference (including through the use of military force) in the internal politics of its allies (e.g.: Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Afghanistan). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Empire This is a quick, rather poor answer, but you can springboard from it.
