No, Stalin was not a fascist.
He was a murderous authoritarian asshole, but while authoritarianism does generally end up in the province of the right wing, the left is not necessarily non-authoritarian. Calling him a communist is not incorrect, even though he was really quite shit at being a communist and very good at using communism to further and maintain his power.
He was a murderous authoritarian asshole, but while authoritarianism does generally end up in the province of the right wing, the left is not necessarily non-authoritarian. Calling him a communist is not incorrect, even though he was really quite shit at being a communist and very good at using communism to further and maintain his power.