They weren't enemies
Purges of his "enemies"
Lenin
Stalin, who had him executed in 1938.
No in fact they were enemies, that's why trotsky was killed by the CIA. Stalin was jealous of trotsky.
He doesn't they were brutal enemies
Stalin and Hitler agreed on dividing Poland in the beginning of the second world war, and then Stalin was betrayed by Hitler, and they became enemies.
The purges were directed against real and imaginary enemies of Stalin.
Joseph Stalin .
Stalin used his post as General Secretary of the Communist Party to remove people close to his enemies. Once he had removed all Trotsky's allies, Stalin could take over.
Joseph Stalin .
Were rivals and enemies to each other in the Second world war
Joseph Stalin used his position and created allies. He then isolated his enemies one by one, therefore rendering them powerless to his will. He then slowly killed off his enemies until his government had complete control.