Question

Josef Stalin was responsible for purges in the Soviet Union, how did he explain his involvement in these events?

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure he used the purged people as scapegoats for crimes he needed to "sweep under the rug", so to speak. That might be part of his explanations.

Answer 2

Do you think he might have had any other explanations?

Answer 3

http://russiapedia.rt.com/of-russian-origin/stalins-purges/