Joseph Stalin - Wikipedia
WEBJoseph Vissarionovich Stalin [g] [h] [i] (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; [d] 18 December [ O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian-born Soviet politician and revolutionary who was the longest-serving leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party ...
Joseph Stalin | Biography, World War II, Death, & Facts
WEBApr 23, 2024 · Joseph Stalin (born December 18 [December 6, Old Style], 1878, Gori, Georgia, Russian Empire [see Researcher’s Note] —died March 5, 1953, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) was the secretary-general of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–53) and premier of the Soviet state (1941–53), who for a quarter of a century dictatorially …
Joseph Stalin: Death, Quotes & Facts | HISTORY
WEBNov 12, 2009 · Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Soviet Union from 1929 to 1953. Through terror, murder, brutality and mass imprisonment, he modernized the Soviet economy.
Joseph Stalin - Facts, Quotes & World War II - Biography
WEBApr 3, 2014 · Birth date: December 18, 1878. Birth City: Gori, Georgia. Birth Country: Russia. Gender: Male. Best Known For: Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union for more than two decades, instituting a reign ...
Joseph Stalin's rise to power - Wikipedia
WEBJoseph Stalin's rise to power. Joseph Stalin started his career as a radical student, becoming a robber, gangster [1] as well as an influential member and eventually the leader of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. He served as the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet ...
Joseph Stalin - Wikiwand
WEBJoseph Vissarionovich Stalin was a Soviet revolutionary and politician who was the longest-serving leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1952) and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1941–1953). Stalin initially governed the …
Political and military achievements of Joseph Stalin | Britannica
WEBHaving adopted the name Stalin (from Russian stal, “steel”), he served as commissar for nationalities and for state control in the Bolshevik government (1917–23). He was a member of the Politburo, and in 1922 he became secretary-general of the party’s Central Committee. After Lenin’s death (1924), Stalin overcame his rivals, including ...
Stalinism | Definition, Facts, & Legacy | Britannica
WEBBasic to Stalinism was the doctrine of “ socialism in one country,” which held that, though the socialist goal of world proletarian revolution was not to be abandoned, a viable classless society could be built within Soviet boundaries and despite encirclement by a largely capitalist world. Stalin, appealing both to socialist revolutionary fervour and to Russian …
Stalin: the definitive biography of a tyrant, foibles and all
WEBOct 27, 2017 · Stalin, Vol II: Waiting for Hitler 1928–1941 , by Stephen Kotkin, Allen Lane, RRP£30/$40, 1,184 pages. John Thornhill is a former FT Moscow bureau chief. Join our online book group on Facebook ...
Joseph Stalin - Alpha History
WEBJoseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was the dictatorial leader of the Soviet Union for a quarter of a century, from the late 1920s until his death in 1953. Stalin’s mistrust of Western governments, his insincere negotiations at the end of World War II and his determination to expand Soviet communism into eastern Europe were significant ...
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