>Примерно на это я и намекаю. Правда, тут вопрос - считал ли он на самом деле СССР лимитирующим фактором своей политики (см. "Боялся ли Гитлер Сталина" ниже)?
Q. I now come to another question. What was Adolf Hitler's opinion regarding the military strength of Russia?
A. Adolf Hitler once said to me, when he was becoming worried about events in Russia in the way of preparations against Germany: "We do not know, of course what we should find behind this gate, if some day we should really be forced to kick it open."