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  1. Joseph Stalin - Wikipedia

    Germany broke the pact by invading the Soviet Union in 1941, leading Stalin to join the Allies. The Red Army, with Stalin as its commander-in-chief, repelled the German invasion and captured …

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

    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 …

  3. Joseph Stalin: Death, Quotes & Facts | HISTORY

    Nov 12, 2009 · Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Soviet Union from 1929 to 1953. Through terror, murder, brutality and mass impr...

  4. 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 …

  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. Joseph Stalin - Wikiwand

    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 …

  7. 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 …

  8. 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.

  9. Who Was Joseph Stalin? What Did He Do? - WorldAtlas

    Jul 15, 2019 · Joseph Stalin adopted the name Stalin, meaning, in Russian "Man of Steel". Stalin is a controversial ruler in history.

  10. Joseph Stalin - Facts, Quotes & World War II - Biography

    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.