Joseph Stalin's Biggest Mass Murderer

Joseph Stalin, to put it simply, is the biggest mass murderer in the history of the world. He is plain evil, and that is what makes him so intriguing. From Stalin’s harsh adolescent years, to his crime ridden young adult years, and finally the years of his dictatorship, the life of Joseph Stalin is one for the books. Josef Vissarionovich Djugashvili was born on December 18, 1879 in the Russian occupied country of Georgia. The Djugashvili family was desperately poor. Josef’s father was a drunk and constantly beat him. His mother, Ketevan, was a washerwoman and was very overprotective of her little boy. At age 7, Josef contracted smallpox which left nasty scars all over his face. A few years later he got hit by a carriage which left his arm slightly deformed. The local school children made ruthless fun of Josef, and from that point on he was on a quest for power, greatness, and respect. In 1894, he got a scholarship to seminary in Tiflis which was near his hometown. While at school, he came into contact with the revolutionary political ideas of Karl Marx. In 1899, Josef got kicked out of seminary on the basis of skipping exams and not paying his dues. Thus began a life of crime. Around this time Josef Djugashvili changed his name to Joseph Stalin. He derived “Stalin” from the …show more content…
Joseph found his success in oil, coal, and steel production. His plans were ruthlessly enforced. Factories were given strict goals that were oftentimes unreachable. The factory workers that failed to meet these expectations were sent to jail or executed. He also wanted to modernize farms, so he grouped family owned farms together and made them the property of the state. This caused severe famine. In fact, Stalin brought about the worst man-made famine in history. All this “progress” brought about many deaths, but Joseph felt that the lost lives were worth it for the end