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  1. 6 days ago · Joseph Stalin, the controversial Soviet leader, wielded absolute power and implemented policies that transformed the USSR into a global superpower while leaving behind a legacy of repression and millions of lives lost.

  2. Apr 3, 2014 · Who Was Joseph Stalin? Joseph Stalin rose to power as General Secretary of the Communist Party in Russia, becoming a Soviet dictator after the death of Vladimir Lenin.

  3. Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953.

  4. Nov 12, 2009 · Learn about the life and legacy of Joseph Stalin, the dictator of the Soviet Union who transformed it into an industrial and military superpower but ruled by terror. Explore his rise to power, his role in World War II, his cult of personality and his de-Stalinization.

  5. Learn about the life and achievements of Joseph Stalin, the absolute ruler of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953. Explore his role in the Russian Revolution, the Second World War, the Cold War and the purges that killed millions of his own people.

  6. Oct 27, 2017 · Stalin: the definitive biography of a tyrant, foibles and all A gripping account of the Russian leader attempts to present him as a human being Joseph Stalin in his office in 1932, beneath a...

  7. May 23, 2018 · Stalin, Joseph (1879–1953) ( Joseph Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili) Leader of the Soviet Union (192453). He supported Lenin and the Bolsheviks from 1903, adopting the name Stalin (‘man of steel’) while editing Pravda, the party newspaper.