Joseph Stalin
The dictator of the U.S.S.R Joseph Stalin was born in Gori Georgia on December 18, 1878; but changed his birthday to December sixth. The name Stalin came from the Russian word for man of steel (“Joseph Stalin”). His life was hard growing up because his family suffered from poverty (“Stalin. Joseph”) and his home life was rough, because his father beat him (“Joseph Stalin”). In 1906, Stalin married Ekaterina “Kato” Svanidze (1885-1907), a seamstress. The couple had one son, Yakov (1907-1943), who died as a prisoner in Germany during World War II. Stalin also fathered several children out of wedlock. Joseph Stalin eventually became the ruler of a country that covered about 1/6th of the world’s land from 1929 to 1953 (“Stalin. Joseph”). Stalin played an important, but not vital, part in the Bolshevik revolution, under the rule of Lenin. Joseph was appointed to serve on the first Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party, and was named the commissioner of nationalities (Duranty). When Stalin became dictator …show more content…
The Great Purge, also known as the Great Terror lasted from 1936 to 1938. It was the arrest, imprisonment, or execution of millions of members of the government. Stalin claimed that the Purge was needed to rid the regime of spies and others who wanted to bring down the Soviet Union (“Great Purge”). During about the same time of the Great Purge Stalin made the Five Year Plan. The purpose of this plan was to expand industrial production (“Stalin's-Five Year Plan”). There were three five year plan’s; the first two concentrated on improving heavy industry like coal, oil, steel, and electricity. The plans also gave opportunities to women for jobs like doctors, scientists, canal diggers and steel
The dictator of the U.S.S.R Joseph Stalin was born in Gori Georgia on December 18, 1878; but changed his birthday to December sixth. The name Stalin came from the Russian word for man of steel (“Joseph Stalin”). His life was hard growing up because his family suffered from poverty (“Stalin. Joseph”) and his home life was rough, because his father beat him (“Joseph Stalin”). In 1906, Stalin married Ekaterina “Kato” Svanidze (1885-1907), a seamstress. The couple had one son, Yakov (1907-1943), who died as a prisoner in Germany during World War II. Stalin also fathered several children out of wedlock. Joseph Stalin eventually became the ruler of a country that covered about 1/6th of the world’s land from 1929 to 1953 (“Stalin. Joseph”). Stalin played an important, but not vital, part in the Bolshevik revolution, under the rule of Lenin. Joseph was appointed to serve on the first Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party, and was named the commissioner of nationalities (Duranty). When Stalin became dictator …show more content…
The Great Purge, also known as the Great Terror lasted from 1936 to 1938. It was the arrest, imprisonment, or execution of millions of members of the government. Stalin claimed that the Purge was needed to rid the regime of spies and others who wanted to bring down the Soviet Union (“Great Purge”). During about the same time of the Great Purge Stalin made the Five Year Plan. The purpose of this plan was to expand industrial production (“Stalin's-Five Year Plan”). There were three five year plan’s; the first two concentrated on improving heavy industry like coal, oil, steel, and electricity. The plans also gave opportunities to women for jobs like doctors, scientists, canal diggers and steel