How close were parts of Europe from "falling" to Communism after WW2?

by Doncuneo

Misery, poverty, economic crisis and even famine raged up and down europe from greece to germany, excellent fertilizer for communist ideals, What was to be done about this?

dsmid

The famous Czech football player Pepi Bican refused to move to Italy after WW2 because it was feared that Italy would become a communist country soon...

Source: Pepi Bican's memoires.