Who was more diabolical, Adolf Hitler, or Joseph Stalin?
Diabolical
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil.- Merriam Webster Dictionary
Joseph Stalin was born to a hardworking mother (Keke Geladze) and an abusive father, (Besarion Jughashvili). Besarion was an alcoholic cobbler, and in his drunken rages, beat Joseph and his wife. This is what may have given Stalin his cold and cruel demeanour. After separating from her husband Keke held down many jobs to provide for both her and her son. During Stalin's early teenage years he won a scholarship at the Georgian Orthodox Church, in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. Unfortunately after missing exams, Stalin got himself expelled. However, Stalin claimed that it was for spreading Marxist propaganda amongst his peers. After his expulsion, Stalin robbed banks and committed other crimes under the command of Vladimir Lenin. The proceeds of said crimes went to Lenin's political party, the Bolsheviks. At the age of 33, Stalin joined the first Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party, at the request of Lenin. After Lenin's death Stalin worked his …show more content…
The goal of this coup was to gain control of Munich and use it as a base for a march against the German government. It failed, landing Hitler a 24-day trial, and a 5-year sentence in jail for treason. During the trial, and his jail time, Hitler saw three golden opportunities to further his gain. He used his publicized trial to gain the attention of the German public. While in prison he used his time to write "Mein Kampf" a book of Hitler's antisemitic beliefs. This book would earn him a total of 1.2 million Reichsmarks which held the same power in 1933 as 12.13 million Aud today. During his time in Landsberg Prison, Hitler gained the insight that the way to gain power was not militaristic, but political. Having only served nine months of his sentence, he moved on to politics and worked his way up to become
Diabolical
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil.- Merriam Webster Dictionary
Joseph Stalin was born to a hardworking mother (Keke Geladze) and an abusive father, (Besarion Jughashvili). Besarion was an alcoholic cobbler, and in his drunken rages, beat Joseph and his wife. This is what may have given Stalin his cold and cruel demeanour. After separating from her husband Keke held down many jobs to provide for both her and her son. During Stalin's early teenage years he won a scholarship at the Georgian Orthodox Church, in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. Unfortunately after missing exams, Stalin got himself expelled. However, Stalin claimed that it was for spreading Marxist propaganda amongst his peers. After his expulsion, Stalin robbed banks and committed other crimes under the command of Vladimir Lenin. The proceeds of said crimes went to Lenin's political party, the Bolsheviks. At the age of 33, Stalin joined the first Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party, at the request of Lenin. After Lenin's death Stalin worked his …show more content…
The goal of this coup was to gain control of Munich and use it as a base for a march against the German government. It failed, landing Hitler a 24-day trial, and a 5-year sentence in jail for treason. During the trial, and his jail time, Hitler saw three golden opportunities to further his gain. He used his publicized trial to gain the attention of the German public. While in prison he used his time to write "Mein Kampf" a book of Hitler's antisemitic beliefs. This book would earn him a total of 1.2 million Reichsmarks which held the same power in 1933 as 12.13 million Aud today. During his time in Landsberg Prison, Hitler gained the insight that the way to gain power was not militaristic, but political. Having only served nine months of his sentence, he moved on to politics and worked his way up to become