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Short version from what I remember was that it was less a betrayal and more of the USSR seeing the way the wind was blowing. The Spanish Republicans weren't doing so hot and had also depleted their gold reserves to continue paying for rifles and artillery. The Soviets pulled out of Spain fully in I think 1938, by which point the war was a bit of a lost cause. The USSR then tried focusing on non-intervention pacts for a while to delay a war over the entirety of Europe.
I for one don't think the Spanish civil war would have been won for the Republican side unless they had over 10x the aid, support from multiple countries, and a more structured military. But that's neither here nor there. it was 100 years ago and the events are done and gone
USSR kept supplying the Republicans to the end, but the number of military specialists was reduced drastically after the battle of Ebro.
Is there a good source to read up on this?
Matt Christman wrote a book
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227774540-no-pasar-n
A pretty decent, if sad, book.