Why did stalin refuse marshall aid? IS this evidence that he oppressed his people and escalated the tension during the cold war?
he created COMECON instead of accepting marshall aid- did comecon lead to downfall of soviet union?
This is an excellent explanation of Stalin's opposition to the Marshall Plan.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/marshall/mars8.html
Comecon was just one of many factors leading the demise of the Soviet Union.