I wish I can quote the different books I had read; dosn't mean it was true just because some one wrote it, but the Soviet Union was just using their time to build up there forces. In fact supposedly Stalin had knew that Germany was going to attack. Despite the non-aggresion treaty.
We knew Hitler had planned on it no matter what. "Elbow space" for the German people. He just thought that they would fall quickly. They viewed USSR as the weaker of the US, UK / USSR sides. I mean they viewed that they won them in WWI and would do so again with no problem.
This is "ONE" of the reasons that he decided to attack USSR rather than do Sea Lion. (Arguing if they would of been succesful with Sea Lion is a totaly different subject.)
I do believe that Stalin would of declared war on Germany as soon as he saw they were starting to have difficluties (if they would of had difficluties), unfourtantly I can't take credit for that train of thought either because it is a generaly held belief that he would of eventually done so to help keep control of his population. I just do not believe that it would of been in 41 either. (Althought I do like the game as it is set up. It helps keep everyone involved in tha game. Do believe it would be fun to do a what if senario to see what would happen with USSR completly out of the picture except for some house rules on them entering on different triggers. Like in 42' or 43'. Might be fun.
Sean