The Time The USSR Asked To Join NATO

And were politely told to f*ck off

NATO flag (Public domain)

In 1953, much of the world was heartened to learn of the death of Joseph Stalin. He died in his bed on March 5th, 1953 after suffering a stroke. The controversial dictator had many accomplishments during his reign but he was intensely disliked both at home and abroad. Stalin’s cult of personality and brutal methods of suppressing dissent and…