After the WWII, the relationship between Joseph Stalin and Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito deteriorated quickly. Stalin viewed Tito as dangerously independent, unwilling to bend to Moscow’s control. In his frustration, Stalin arranged multiple assassination attempts on Tito, hoping to eliminate the defiant Yugoslav leader. According to accounts, Yugoslav security forces foiled several of these plots, capturing would-be assassins sent from the Soviet side. | Morbid Curiosity