Picard
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Nazism and Fascism may not have appeared as a counterpoint to Communism - though I have to note that both of them were socialist ideologies, and Communism (specifically, revolutions of 1918) played a major role at least in appearance of Nazism - but they were allowed to gain power specifically because everybody was so scared shitless of Communism - and with a good reason - that literally anything else was seen as a better option.There is such a version. Back in the 80s, the fugitive Soviet spy Rezun (under the pseudonym Suvorov), wrote the book "Icebreaker", which says that Stalin used Hitler as a ram.
Italian fascism and German Nazism did not appear as a counterpoint to communism. The weakening or destruction of monarchies led to the filling of voids, because medieval monasteries are also fascism, only without party colors.
Without Communism, even if Nazism and Fascism did appear, they will have remained fringe ideologies with no real political influence and would have soon faded into history without having accomplished anything major. It was only because of Communism being seen as a massive threat, especially with the influence they gained during the Great Depression, that the establishment reacted by allying with as of yet unknowns of Nazism and Fascism.
EDIT: Anyway, I wrote on Putin and his ideas and war aims. You may find it interesting: