[VladRussian2]

>Truth was, he was a hero who helped to defeat the Nazis and Imperial Japan.

Stalin wasn't a hero. The Nazis were defeated by USSR (millions of peoples oppressed by the Stalin's regime, yet the alternative was even worse). USA helped defeat the Nazis.

USA defeated Japan. USSR helped defeat the Japan. USSR had no viable ambitions and wasn't in any shape to have them beyond the 38th parallel.