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 * Joseph Stalin **





Joseph Stalin was born on December 18th, 1878 in Fori, Tiflis Governorate in the Russian Empire. He died on March 5th, 1953 at the age of 74 in Kuntsevo Dacha, Kuntsevo, Russia. Stalin is part of the communist party of the Soviet Union. As Stalin was born into poverty he was involved in not only politics, but also criminal activities, starting as a young boy, his disposition lead him to his rise of power. Vladimir Lenin appointed Stalin as the first Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party in 1912 as Lenin was in exile in Switzerland. Later on, in November of 1917 the Bolshevik Party took power over Russia.The Soviet Union was founded later in 1922 and Lenin landed first leader of the party. Stalin used his close relationship with Lenin as an opportunity. He continuously moved up the power ladder to the point where he was secretly general of the Central Committee of the Communist party. This placement allowed for him to appoint his own allied to government jobs and grow political support. Stalin schemed his way to the top after Lenin died in 1924 and Stalin used his allied he appointed into government to win the power and control of the Communist party as dictator of the Soviet Union of Russia. While in power Stalin condensed farming by forcing all farmers to work on the same farm, on that was very large. Due to Stalin's schemed plan to take control of Russia he feared that one day someone would take over his empire just as he did. To ensure his position as leader Stalin would kill anyone he believed threatening to his position of power. Stalin led Russia into World War II from 1938 to 1945 as he allied with the US and Britain. When Stalin died in 1953 he managed to kill an estimate of 62 million people and the Soviets started a de-Stalinization process.

** Work Cited ** History.com Staff. "Joseph Stalin." //History.com //. N.p., 2009. Web. 29 Feb. 2016. .