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= Joseph Stalin =





Joseph Stalin was born on December 18, 1878. Stalin grew up as an only child and lower class. Stalin was also abused by his dad who was an alcoholic. As Stalin aged, he read "The Communist Manifesto" written by Karl Marx. He was very interested and grew more interested in a movement against Russia. Stalin became a criminal by committing crimes including bank robberies and theft in order to pay for his political movement. Stalin married Ekaterina “Kato” Svanidze in 1906. Later on, Stalin had one son who later died in World War II. By 1927, Stalin became the dictator of the Soviet Union. When Stalin first became the leader of the Soviet Union, he created a five year plan make Russia's economy into a very powerful industry. Stalin then started taking over farms. if the farmers didn't co-operate with him, they were killed. Since Stalin was killing so any farmers, there was no one growing food, which eventually killed more people. Stalin became a totalitarian and murdered anyone who tried to oppose him or who he thought was trying to oppose him. Stalin's greatest success turned failure would be the non-aggression act that he signed with Adolf Hitler before the start of WWII. Germany then broke their promise and invaded the Soviet Union. In Stalin's last years he became even more paranoid and continued his terrorism and purges until his death on March 5, 1953. Stalin suffered a stroke. He was buried near the Kremlin Wall. Joseph Stalin made a massive impact in WWII and Russia during his time of rule. Works Cited "Joseph Stalin." //History//. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Mar. 2016. .

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