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Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin [f] (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; [g] 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician, communist revolutionary, and political theorist who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953.
5 days ago · 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.
Nov 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.
Apr 3, 2014 · Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union for more than two decades, instituting a reign of death and terror while modernizing Russia and helping to defeat Nazism.
Stalinism, the method of rule, or policies, of Joseph Stalin, Soviet Communist Party and state leader from 1929 until his death in 1953. Stalinism is associated with a regime of terror and totalitarian rule.
5 days ago · 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.
May 23, 2018 · Soviet revolutionary and political leader. J oseph Stalin took control of the Soviet Union after the death of Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924), the force behind the October revolutions of 1917 that established the Soviet regime.