I always remembered this story but never got any real confirmation or turned up any sources. I can't ever remember where I learned it from.

Basically the story goes that in June once the information started coming in about German units advancing supposedly Stalin locked himself in one of his homes for a couple of days. No one really dared to approach him. After a while one of his commanders and his staff supposedly went to him to get him up to date. Stalin said to have started cursing to himself thinking he was about to be arrested for inactivity and bad leadership but found out it was not so.

That is the story. I wonder where did it come from and is it one of these historical myths or does it have some truth to it?

Thanks