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Stalin versus the Knights Templar

Stalin versus the Knights Templar

A strange tale from the Soviet Union in the Cold War

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Tony McMahon
Jun 28, 2021
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Joseph Stalin was dictator of the Soviet Union. According to the Russian equivalent of the PBS channel, Stalin terminated the Knights Templar in one of his notorious purges. But in Assassins Creed - Stalin was an ally of the Templars against the Assassins. They can't both be right!

The Russian TV view of Stalin and the Knights Templar

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