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    I think that Joseph Stalin the leader of the Soviet Union was an awful man who’s only interest was of his own well being and wanted to make a name for himself. Not in a positive way in fact he wanted to dictate the lives of innocent people solely for his own interests. With that being said this man Joseph Stalin rouse to the occasion when in 1924 the first leader of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin died. Stalin seemed to want everything done his way and his way only and if no one was in agreement…

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    Joseph Stalin 's background might have been why he became the terrible person that he was, when he was young his father abused and beat him. His father Besarion Jughashvili was a part time shoe maker and a full time alcoholic. He also beat Stalin 's mother. He was born on December 18, 1878, in a peasant village in Gori, Georgia. He didn 't grow up speaking russian, he didn 't learn Russian until he was nine. While in power he had to speak Russian for his people to understand him. In the last…

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    Joseph Stalin When people hear the name “the man of steel” should they think of Clark Kent, the crime-fighting hero from the comics? Well how about Joseph Stalin, mass murder and dictator of Communist Russia. One may associate murderer and dictator in a poor fashion, but Joseph Stalin contributed immensely to the future of Russia during his rule. Joseph had the mentality that if you opposed his views then you should be eliminated. The result of that view was an estimated 20 million dead people…

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    Joseph Stalin was a very powerful and murderous dictator of the Soviet Union. He was a member of the Communist Party and became the leader of the Soviet Union from 1929 until his death in 1953. Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union with an “iron fist” by having complete control over his people and leading his country through World War II and the start of the Cold War. When Joseph Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union, he also became a dictator. A dictator is a ruler with total power or…

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    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…

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    dictator to whom have ever lived. Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, now known as Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin was born on December 18, 1878 in Gori, Georgia. Joseph Stalin was a former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. He was well known as the leader of the Soviet Union, which was allied with the United States to crush Hitler and his army. While leader of the Soviet Union and dictator, Stalin transforms Russia from a peasant society to a global superpower. He…

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    Who Was Joseph Stalin

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    of 21, a man had a job as a weatherman at the Tiflis Meteorological observatory. He was hired to track rainfall and atmospheric pressure. Stalin had his own policy of stalinism. He made his county power. When he was 16, he made it into a magnificent school but was soon expelled. Within history Stalin made a stand against Hitler and the Nazi party. Despite Joseph Stalin's dictatorship, he lead his economy in a mass production and the defeat of the Nazi Party. Jewish captivity were often occurred…

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    and independence, most of history has been consumed by tyranny. Tyranny rises when shrewd men, such as Joseph Stalin, take advantage of poverty-stricken, ignorant nations. These nations are helpless; they’re uneducated about the dangers of fascism and dictatorship. They’re simply waiting for an eager tyrant to benefit from their lack of education. Throughout history, many like Joseph Stalin have altered society’s way of life by gaining too much power, causing fear, and killing for their own…

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    Joseph Stalin, “man of steel,” was either considered a hero or a cold blooded killer. His rise to dictatorship and communist reign led to the death and suffering of millions. He fought his way into power and it all began at a very young age. Stalin’s childhood was shaky and unstable, but that did not keep him from reaching his intended goals of being dictator. Joseph (losif) Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili was born December 18th, 1879 in the small Georgian town of Gori within the Russian Empire.…

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    polices of Joseph Stalin. In the opinion of George Orwell, Joseph Stalin was one of the most cruel and ruthless leader. According to Orwell Stalin has abused the power that he had, due to his actions such as the fact that h administered the country by striking apprehension into the people. He mistreated a considerable number people, placed them into Gulags (torture camps) and millions lost their lives. His stealth police were all around and if one spoke wrong of the country or Stalin a couple of…

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