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Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin [f] (born Dzhugashvili; [g] 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953.
იოსებ ბესარიონის ძე ჯუღაშვილი; ps. Stalin, Koba [a], Soso [1], Iwanow, Wasiljew, Czyżykow, Besoszwili [2]; ur. 6 grudnia? / 18 grudnia 1878 [b] [3] [4] w Gori, zm. 5 marca 1953 w Kuncewie (obecnie dzielnica Moskwy) [5]) – radziecki rewolucjonista bolszewicki, dyktator, polityk i zbrodniarz komunistyczny pochodzenia gruzińskiego [6].
After Lenin's death, Stalin traveled across the USSR to deliver lectures on Leninist philosophy and began framing himself as Lenin's successor. As the 1920s progressed, Stalin used his position to expel critics within the party and tightened his grip.
21 lis 2024 · Joseph Stalin, the controversial Soviet leader, wielded absolute power and implemented policies that transformed the USSR into a global superpower while leaving behind a legacy of repression and millions of lives lost.
12 lis 2009 · Learn about the life and rule of Joseph Stalin, the dictator of the Soviet Union who transformed it into an industrial and military superpower but also killed millions of his own citizens. Explore his rise to power, his role in World War II, his cult of personality and his de-Stalinization.
21 lis 2024 · As war leader, Stalin maintained close personal control over the Soviet battlefronts, military reserves, and war economy. At first over-inclined to intervene with inept telephoned instructions, as Hitler did, the Soviet generalissimo gradually learned to delegate military decisions.
The rise of Joseph Stalin in the late 1920s ushered in an era of intense centralization and totalitarianism. Stalin's rule was characterized by the forced collectivization of agriculture, rapid industrialization, and the Great Purge, which eliminated perceived enemies of the state.
