Stalin suffered from a lot of internal bleeding, which may have been the result of some poison. I don’t know how peacefully you can sleep when you’re insides are coming apart.
Shortly before he died he also fell out of his bed while sleeping. Not exactly indicative of a peaceful sleep.
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