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Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953, implementing totalitarian policies, overseeing industrialization, and commanding during World War II. He conducted extensive purges to eliminate perceived threats to his power, resulting in the deaths of approximately 700,000 people. Stalin's actions significantly influenced the Cold War and the geopolitical landscape of Eastern Europe post-World War II.

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Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953, implementing totalitarian policies, overseeing industrialization, and commanding during World War II. He conducted extensive purges to eliminate perceived threats to his power, resulting in the deaths of approximately 700,000 people. Stalin's actions significantly influenced the Cold War and the geopolitical landscape of Eastern Europe post-World War II.

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Joseph Stalin, who lived from December 1878 to March 1953 From 1924 until his death in 1953,

Stalin ruled the Soviet Union in totalitarian fashion. Stalin was the top military commander during
the Second World War and oversaw the industrialization of the Soviet economy. He carried out a
number of "purges," where those in positions of authority were killed or sent to gulags, in an effort
to solidify his absolute power. Stalin also played a significant role in the creation of the Cold War and
the annexation of nations in Eastern Europe following World War II.

An overview of Joseph Stalin

Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili, Stalin's given name at the time of his birth on December 18, 1878,
was subsequently changed to Stalin, which in Russian means "man of steel.

He barely had a basic education in his early years, was lured to communist ideology, and started
engaging in thefts and acts of violence against Tsarist sympathisers. Stalin was apprehended and
brought to Siberia, but he escaped.

Stalin was crucial to the 1917 Russian Revolution; he took over the party journal Pravda and assisted
Lenin in fleeing to Finland. Lenin selected Stalin as one of the five members of the Politburo to lead
the fight against anti-Bolshevik troops in the Russian Civil War.

Stalin was able to become the new leader of the Soviet Union following Lenin's passing. As soon as
possible, he worked to consolidate his position by expelling everyone he suspected of being a traitor.

He launched a massive wave of purges in the 1930s that resulted in the arrest, torture, and killing of
several influential party, military, and societal figures. These purges extended well beyond suspected
disloyal individuals and were more arbitrary, as if to terrorise every member of society. History
experts currently believe that roughly 700,000 individuals (353,074 in 1937 and 328,612 in 1938)
perished during these purges as a result of information from the Soviet archives.

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