I have a book that covers the Soviet perspective but the name escapes me. I’ll see if I can find it...

In a nutshell (I’m a little hazy on the matter so bare with me), at the onset Stalin was entirely convinced the allies sought to undermine the USSR’s newly found position as an established world power. This largely stemmed from the UK&US reluctance to start a western front sooner than they did, as well as their reluctance to meet Soviet demands in post-WW2 negotiations. These were countries that had teamed up to take down a common enemy, but hardly acted like friends diplomatically.

During the Cold War, neither side wanted to instigate another all out war (see: Mutual Assured Destruction), but from the Soviet’s perspective— the West seemed determined to prevent/disrupt the USSR’s influence geopolitically... something the USSR felt they had earned or perhaps deserved after WW2.