"A. Most Russians of all classes <span>were Orthodox Christians, not Catholics or Protestants" is the best option, since Russia was very much "shut off" from the world and did not experience other religious entities very often.</span>
The plan was to crush communism and to attack the red army from 3 sides and trap them so they have no choice but to go down.
He wanted continued control over Eastern Europe for his own benefits rather than for its people trying to influence other countries into becoming communist as opposed to democratic, this became know as the Iron curtain, the official division between USSR-communist and the US- democratic as the USSR tried to expand and gain more control.
Both the French and American Revolution began with a king that the country was tired of. Although, the colonists broke off of Britain, and France executed their king. On the other hand, they both had their ups and downs and in the end, won independance and freedoms. However, the French had ruthless leaders all throughout the revolution, who manipulated them, and the Americans just fought their way to victory with Britain instead of trying to take over.