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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 | Britannica

    Oct 27, 2025 · 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. 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 …

  5. 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.

  6. Josef Stalin | Holocaust Encyclopedia

    A leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, Josef Stalin (1879-1953) became the General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party as well as the head of the Soviet state. Stalin held extraordinary …

  7. Stalin and the Transformation of the Soviet Union, 1924–1941

    Stalin and the Transformation of the Soviet Union, 1924–1941 Between 1924 and 1941, Joseph Stalin presided over one of the most dramatic and violent transformations of any society in …

  8. Stalin, Joseph (1879–1953) - Encyclopedia.com

    Stalin, Joseph (1879–1953), Soviet statesman. Joseph Stalin was the supreme ruler of the Soviet Union and the leader of world communism for almost 30 years.

  9. 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...

  10. 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 …