Joseph Stalin - Wikipedia
WEBSince the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Stalin has notably retained popularity in Russia and Georgia as a victorious wartime leader who established the Soviet Union as a major world power.
Joseph Stalin | Biography, World War II, Death, & Facts
WEB5 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.
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.
Russia - Stalinism, Soviet Union, Cold War | Britannica
WEB1 day ago · Stalin, a Georgian, surprisingly turned to “Great Russian” nationalism to strengthen the Soviet regime. During the 1930s and ’40s he promoted certain aspects of Russian history, some Russian national and cultural heroes, and the Russian language, and he held the Russians up as the elder brother for the non-Slavs to emulate.
Joseph Stalin - WWII Leader, Soviet Union, Dictator | Britannica
WEB5 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.
Joseph Stalin - Facts, Quotes & World War II - Biography
WEBApr 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.
Joseph Stalin - Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 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.
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin - Encyclopedia.com
WEBJun 27, 2018 · Premier of the Soviet Union. J oseph Stalin was the brutal and absolute leader of the communist Soviet Union from 1929 until his death in 1953. By the late 1930s, Stalin staunchly opposed the growth across Europe of the Nazi Party of Germany's Adolf Hitler (1889–1945).
Understanding Stalin - The Atlantic
WEBOct 15, 2014 · Understanding Stalin. Russian archives reveal that he was no madman, but a very smart and implacably rational ideologue. By Anne Applebaum. Simon Prades. November 2014 Issue. How did Stalin...
Great Terror: 1937, Stalin & Russia - HISTORY
WEBMar 15, 2018 · The Great Terror of 1937, also known as the Great Purge, was a brutal political campaign led by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin to eliminate dissenting members of the Communist Party and...