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  1. Joseph Stalin - Wikipedia

    He held office as General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1922 to 1952 and as premier from 1941 until his death. Despite initially governing the country as part of a collective …

  2. Joseph Stalin | Biography, World War II, Death, & Facts ...

    2 days ago · Joseph Stalin, the controversial Soviet leader, wielded absolute power and implemented policies that transformed the USSR into a global superpower while leaving …

  3. Joseph Stalin - Soviet Dictator, Age, Married, Children and War

    Dec 23, 2024 · Joseph Stalin, born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili on December 18, 1879, in Gori, Georgia, emerged as a prominent figure in Soviet history. After joining the revolutionary …

  4. Joseph Stalin - Nuclear Museum

    It was during his time as a young Bolshevik activist that he began using the “Stalin” alias, which roughly translates to “Man of Steel.” Stalin’s ascension to the forefront of the Communist Party …

  5. Joseph Stalin: National hero or cold-blooded murderer? - BBC

    Stalin’s name meant "man of steel" and he lived up to it. He oversaw the war machine that helped defeat Nazism and was the supreme ruler of the Soviet Union for a quarter of a century. His...

  6. Josef Stalin - New World Encyclopedia

    Born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, Stalin became General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party in 1922. Following the death of Vladimir Lenin in 1924, he successfully maneuvered to …

  7. Biography: Joseph Stalin - PBS

    The man who turned the Soviet Union from a backward country into a world superpower at unimaginable human cost. Stalin was born into a dysfunctional family in a poor village in Georgia.