Joseph Stalin Research Paper
Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin is one of the most well known dictators. He is known to be the savior of Russia. He was also known to be a cruel leader that didn’t let anyone get in his way. This lead Stalin to be feared by many people in Russia. Stalin was the dictator that ruled over communist Russia in 1928. In his time of leading this totalitarian country, he accomplished many good and terrible things. Stalin was born December 18, 1879 in Gori, Georgia. Growing up Stalin was mistreated by others. This fueled him with anger. It also made him strive to be something better than he was. Joseph's real name was Losif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. He changed it to Stalin because it meant steel in Russian. He had a wife that he married in 1904. She
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First, he went to a church school. He went because his mother, an orthodox christian, wanted him to become a preacher. Stalin soon dropped out because of his lack of interest. Later he joined an organization that secretly supported Georgian independence from Russia. A man named Messame Dassy introduced Stalin to some writings of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. These writings sparked an interest in Stalin. Stalin joined the Social Democratic Labor Party. Stalin held positions in the Bolshevik government. He was the commissar for nationalities in 1917 to 1923. From 1919 to 1923 he was the state control. He began to work full time for the revolutionary movement in 1901. In 1902 he was exiled to Siberia after being arrested for coordinating a labor strike. He soon escaped from his prison and was marked by the secret police. This made him work in hiding. He gained a bad reputation after the 1907 robbery. He stole 250,000 rubies which is 3.4 million U.S dollars. There was also many deaths involved in his robberies. In 1922 Stalin was the General Secretary of Communist Party. Being the General Secretary of Communist Party gave him control of all party members appointments. In 1924 Vladimir Lenin had died. Stalin would do anything to get his position. He destroyed any competition that got in his way. he eventually gained control of Russian in
First, he went to a church school. He went because his mother, an orthodox christian, wanted him to become a preacher. Stalin soon dropped out because of his lack of interest. Later he joined an organization that secretly supported Georgian independence from Russia. A man named Messame Dassy introduced Stalin to some writings of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. These writings sparked an interest in Stalin. Stalin joined the Social Democratic Labor Party. Stalin held positions in the Bolshevik government. He was the commissar for nationalities in 1917 to 1923. From 1919 to 1923 he was the state control. He began to work full time for the revolutionary movement in 1901. In 1902 he was exiled to Siberia after being arrested for coordinating a labor strike. He soon escaped from his prison and was marked by the secret police. This made him work in hiding. He gained a bad reputation after the 1907 robbery. He stole 250,000 rubies which is 3.4 million U.S dollars. There was also many deaths involved in his robberies. In 1922 Stalin was the General Secretary of Communist Party. Being the General Secretary of Communist Party gave him control of all party members appointments. In 1924 Vladimir Lenin had died. Stalin would do anything to get his position. He destroyed any competition that got in his way. he eventually gained control of Russian in