From which ideology did Stalinist totalitarianism arise ?
Nautica carcerenyDuring a 1945 lecture series entitled " The Soviet Impact on the Western World " ( published as a book in 1946 ) , the pro-Soviet British historian E. H. Carr claimed that " The trend away from individualism and towards totalitarianism is everywhere unmistakable " , and that Marxism - Leninism was much the most successful type of totalitarianism , as proved by Soviet industrial growth and the Red Army 's role in defeating Germany .