by Matthew Waldron 

What exactly was Joe Stalin so afraid of? 

Besides imperialists. And reactionaries. And Trostky. Empathy. And his own shadow. What was it that made Uncle Joe so terrified...of a guy (or gal) with a camera? Did he feel his "revolution" (more so a vicious "coup", but that's another story for another context) was on such shaky ground? Had he not murdered enough of the Bolshevik Old Guard to consolidate his power? Had he not had Molotov play footsies with von Ribbontrop, "securing" (ha...) peace on the Eastern Frontier? Did everyone not fear him enough?