Joseph stalin rose to power as general secretary of the communist party in russia, becoming a soviet dictator after the death of vladimir lenin. An old style julian calendar which was used at the time, however, lists stalin s birthdate as the 6 th of december. Joseph stalin biography joseph stalin was the first general secretary of the ussrs communist party. Realized i didnt know much about stalin, save for the ww2 headlines as. He was known as a brutal leader who was responsible for the deaths of over 20 million people. It was mentioned earlier that stalin was born in the latter part of the 19 th century. See more ideas about joseph stalin, russian history, soviet union. The life and crimes of joseph stalin is a scathing indictment of the atrocities committed by the soviet dictator, a highly detailed yet accessible biography, and a true crime pager turned of the highest order. The leader of the communist soviet union on books that changed him the ladies paradise by emile zola. He followed vladimir lenin as soviet leader, and was the first general secretary of the ussrs central committee. He utilized the full power of his modernization plan to fight germany in world war ii. Stalin was very significant to ww2 and often in a negative way. Stalin was a totalitarian ruler, and stayed in power by removing anyone he thought might be a threat to him.
Also contains a biography, a few pictures and external. The first childrens book about stalin, breaking stalins nose, has been released, almost sixty years to the day since the dictators death. Stalin aligned with the united states and britain in world war ii. Under stalin, the soviet union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. Stalin felt that a mobilization might provoke hitler to prematurely begin to wage war against the soviet union, which stalin wanted to delay until 1942 in order to strengthen soviet forces. His ideas and policies turned the soviet union into a powerful, modern nation, the largest on earth. However, he ruled by terror, and millions of his own citizens died during his brutal reign. Josif vissarionovich dzhugashvili december 21, 1879 march 5, 1953, better known as joseph stalin iosef stalin in an alternative transliteration was the second leader of the soviet union. Stalins personal files released story about kremlins release of approximately 1,200 of soviet dictator josef stalins personal files to the russian state archive. On december 18, 1879, in the russian peasant village of gori. Official russian records state that he was born on the 18 th of december in 1878. Stalin depicted on a propaganda poster as the father of the soviet union. Stalin archive contains telegrams, letters, reports, and speeches by stalin from 19 to 1951. See all books authored by joseph stalin, including foundations of leninism, and the secret history of world war ii, and more on.
This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on wednesday, march 18, 2015 online image or video. List of books and articles about joseph stalin online. Joseph stalin biography lerner hardcover zuehlke, jeffrey on. In consolidating his absolute power, he ordered many purges in which.
Joseph stalin became leader of the soviet union after the founder of the soviet union, vladimir lenin, died in 1924. The fighting on the eastern front between germany and the soviet union was fierce, and included the battle of stalingrad. The soviet statesman joseph stalin 18791953 was the supreme ruler of the soviet union and the leader of world communism for almost 30 years under joseph stalin the soviet union greatly enlarged its territory, won a war of unprecedented destructiveness, and transformed itself from a relatively backward country into the second most important industrial nation in the world. Stalin was responsible for the death of at least 20 million people. Joseph stalin, the soviet unions leader during world war ii called the great patriotic war by the soviets, came to power after the death of vladimir lenin in 1924. Joseph stalin december 18, 1878 march 5, 1953 was a goodie but really a baddie, and one of the baddest badie in the history of badies at that. Stalins policy of stateorganized industrialization turned his country into a industrial and military power second only to the usa. Soviet history books were rewritten to give him a more prominent role in the.
He was infamous for his brutality before, during and after the war. There are some facts, however, that are not as widely discussed. The figure of joseph stalin has always provoked heated and often polarized debate. Joseph stalin 18781953 was the dictator of the union of soviet socialist. He was a totalitarian ruler, and stayed in power by removing anyone he thought might be a threat to him. Joseph stalin, secretarygeneral of the communist party of the soviet union 192253 and premier of the soviet state 194153, who for a quarter of a century dictatorially ruled the soviet union and transformed it into a major world power. Download and read online for free ebooks written by joseph stalin. Stalin didnt have photoshopbut that didnt keep him from wiping the traces of his enemies from the history books. Stalin came to power through being a member of the communist party, and by 1929 was the undisputed leader of the whole country. Citizens of rostock, germany mourning the death of joseph stalin, 9 mar 1953. These are the sources and citations used to research ww2 joseph stalin.
The ukrainian famine was dreadful famine premeditated by the soviet union, headed by joseph stalin during 19321933, as a means to undermine the nationalistic pride of the ukrainian people. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video. Joseph stalin 18781953 was the leader of the soviet union during and after world war ii. In the purge trials many old bolsheviks, including kamenev, zinoviev, aleksey rykov, and bukharin, were accused, pleaded guilty, and were executed. In the subsequent world war ii, stalin stayed neutral but signed a peace deal with germanys leader adolf hitler. Ww2 joseph stalin history bibliographies cite this for me. Stalin presided over the industrialisation of soviet economy and was the supreme war leader during the second world war. Joseph stalin books list of books by author joseph stalin. A life from beginning to end world war 2 biographies book 4. Joseph stalin stalin, joseph, 18791953 books from the extended shelves. Stalin forced rapid industrialization and the collectivization of agricultural land, resulting in millions dying from famine while others were sent to labor camps.
But bitter winter weather and the strength of the soviet army led to a german defeat. As head of the soviet union, stalin mobilized a sleeping nation to war. Joseph stalin or iosif vissarionovich stalin, was the leader of the soviet union from the mid1920s until his death in 1953. The recent declassification of a substantial portion of stalins archive has made possible this fundamental new assessment of the soviet leader. How to talk to children about joseph stalin russia beyond.
With world war ii he became a hero by defeating hitlers forces at the cost of. Joseph stalin 1 18791953 joseph stalin, infamous for his campaigns of terror, was totalitarian dictator of the ussr from 1941 until his death in 1953. It was the russian army that launched the final victory over germany at the battle of. The recent declassification of a substantial portion of stalin s archive has made possible this fundamental new assessment of the soviet leader. Keystonegetty images quick facts name joseph stalin birth date december 18, 1878 death date march 5, 1953 education tiflis theological seminary, church school gori, georgia, russian empire. Kids learn about the biography of joseph stalin, leader of the communist soviet union during world war ii and beyond. Apr 20, 2018 how photos became a weapon in stalins great purge. During world war ii stalin emerged, after an unpromising start, as the most successful of the supreme leaders thrown up by the belligerent nations.
His red army helped defeat nazi germany during world war ii. See more ideas about joseph stalin, history, soviet union. It served to control and further oppress the ukrainian people by denying them the. Citizens of rostock, germany mourning the death of joseph stalin, 10 mar 1953.
Joseph vissarionovich stalin was a georgian revolutionary and soviet politician who led the. He killed millions of his own people, enslaved millions more in a prison system set up in the middle of nowhere while ruling with. Mao zedong, nikolai bulganin, joseph stalin, wailter ulbricht, and yumjaagiin tsedenbal celebrating stalins birthday, moscow, russia, 6 dec 1949. Stalin was arrested in 19 and was exiled for life to n siberia, where he remained until an amnesty was granted after the february revolution of 1917. Stalin has always been what he remains to this daya politician of the golden mean who does not hesitate to resort to the most extreme measures. Joseph stalin was leader of russia when hitler launched operation barbarossa in june 1941 and saw his nation survive the battles fought at moscow and leningrad and oversaw a vital victory at the battle of stalingrad in 1942 43. His real name was dzhugashvili also spelled dzugashvili or djugashvili. Furthermore, stalin himself changed his birthdate the day to the 21 st of. In august 1939, after first attempting to form an antihitler alliance with the western powers, he concluded a pact with hitler, which encouraged the german dictator to attack poland and begin. Since then, she has written more than 50 books and edited hundreds more, most of them for children. Books by joseph stalin author of dialectical and historical. Joseph stalin, secretarygeneral of the communist party of the soviet union 192253 and premier of the soviet state 194153, who for a. What are some interesting facts about joseph stalin.
Fighting the germans in ww2 and starting the cold war. An old style julian calendar which was used at the time, however, lists stalins birthdate as the 6 th of december. Joseph stalin has 158 books on goodreads with 6738 ratings. The soviet union, officially the union of soviet socialist republics, abbreviated to ussr, was a socialist state on the eurasian continent that existed from 1922 to 1991. Throughout his reign of terror, the dictator was responsible for the death of 20 million citizens, and 20 million soldiers and civilians who died in wwii.
Apr 22, 2015 stalins personal files released story about kremlins release of approximately 1,200 of soviet dictator josef stalins personal files to the russian state archive. A graduate of the university of north dakota in grand forks, brenda lives in north dakota with her dog, alice, who chose brenda when she went to the humane society thinking she was there to adopt. Joseph stalin is a man who defines the phrase cult of personality. Joseph stalin biography joseph stalin 18 december 1878 5 march 1953 stalin was absolute ruler of the soviet union from 1924 to his death in 1953. Joseph stalin 18781953 was the dictator of the union of soviet socialist republics ussr from 1929 to 1953. Joseph stalin was leader of the soviet union between 1922 and 1953. He also read capital, the 1867 book by german sociological theorist karl marx. The second and third toes of his left foot were webbed and he was so insecure about it that when his feet were later being examined by his kremlin doctors, he hid the rest of his bodyand his faceunder a bl. Oct 02, 2016 the life and crimes of joseph stalin is a scathing indictment of the atrocities committed by the soviet dictator, a highly detailed yet accessible biography, and a true crime pager turned of the highest order. Joseph stalin rose from humble roots to become the. Mao zedong, nikolai bulganin, joseph stalin, wailter ulbricht, and yumjaagiin tsedenbal celebrating stalin s birthday, moscow, russia, 6 dec 1949. He was a man deeply in love with the arts, who had desires for a more spiritual profession, and had dreams of leading an army of mutant halfhuman hybrids. The name stalin derived from combining russian stal, steel with lenin originally was a conspiratorial nickname.
Petersburg by then, renamed petrograd, he edited pravda jointly with lev kamenev. The fact that he and his polices caused the deaths of more people than. Mar 16, 20 the first childrens book about stalin, breaking stalins nose, has been released, almost sixty years to the day since the dictators death. Among the bolshevik revolutionaries who took part in the russian revolution of 1917, stalin was appointed general secretary of the partys central committee in 1922. Correspondence between the chairman of the council of ministers of the u. This article contains a number of interesting joseph stalin facts that you may find helpful in learning about stalin, or for teaching about stalin. Kirov, stalins lieutenant, led to prosecutions for an alleged plotvast, trotskyinspired, and aided by nazi germanyto overthrow stalins government. Great subject and historical topic, but my nephews winnie the pooh books are larger and thicker. It served to control and further oppress the ukrainian people by denying them the basic vital essentials they needed to survive. Mar 27, 2020 joseph stalin, secretarygeneral of the communist party of the soviet union 192253 and premier of the soviet state 194153, who for a quarter of a century dictatorially ruled the soviet union and transformed it into a major world power. One death is a tragedy, one million is a statistic, and stalin sure left one. Joseph stalins most popular book is dialectical and historical materialism.
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