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this Soviet dictator called himself a
man of steel welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be learning more about
the life of Joseph Stalin Joseph
Vissarionovich Jewish V Lee was born
December 18th 1878 in Gori Georgia of
the Russian Empire following his humble
upbringing he entered Divinity School at
16 to become a priest
however by 1899 he was kicked out due to
his increasing interest in Marxist
writings after discovering Vladimir
Lenin’s works
Stalin became heavily involved in
underground revolutionary movements by
1903 he joined Lenin’s Bolsheviks which
later became the Communist Party of the
Soviet Union
Stalin risked incarceration daily to
propagandize and organize action and his
record got him exiled to Siberia several
times around this point he adopted the
name Stalin which in Russian meant steel
lenin recognized Stalin’s contributions
by appointing him to minor posts within
his party during 1917 s Russian
Revolution the Bolsheviks snatched
government control and this allowed
Stalin to further increase his value at
the start of the Civil War in 1917
Stalin became the people’s commissar for
nationalities affairs and was eventually
appointed to the political Bureau of the
Central Committee of the Communist Party
of the Soviet Union or Politburo the
Bolsheviks won the Russian Civil War and
aimed to expand their power in Europe by
initiating the polish-soviet war in 1919
Stalin’s rivals criticized his choices
during that war but he redeemed himself
during 1921 s Red Army invasion of
Georgia Lenin then gave Stalin more
power in 1922 by naming him secretary
for the reigning Communist Party of the
Soviet Union soon after Lenin suffered a
stroke stalin acted as his go-between
but their relationships suffered until
Lenin died of a heart attack in 1924
Stalin then began his ascension he
discredited or purged rivals and
intellectuals who stood in his way like
Leon Trotsky eventually he was heir
apparent to Soviet leadership and by the
end of the 1920s he effectively took
control of the government as dictator in
1928 he began releasing a series of
five-year plans for the national economy
of the Soviet Union which quickly
increased industrialization and impelled
communal farming the Soviets prospered
during this period while capitalist
countries suffered through the Great
Depression
however Stalin’s reorganization
ultimately cost millions of lives due to
famines murder and the USSR s network of
forced labour referred to as gulag the
late 1930s was characterized by the
Great Purge this terrifying period saw
the population subjected to such
indignities as police scrutiny
deportation incarceration and random
murders in 1939 at the outset of World
War 2 Stalin and Hitler signed a
non-aggression pact within two years it
became evident to everyone but the
Soviet dictator that Hitler was readying
to renege on that promise Stalin and the
Soviet Union were then shocked by the
eventual attack Soviet forces suffered
tremendous casualties until the end of
1941 this in addition to the purges he
carried out during the 1930s meant the
Red Army was lacking power and great
minds
however Stalin finally assembled a
defense in 1943 the Red Army turned the
tide against Nazi Germany and began
freeing Eastern European countries while
this victory did result in massive
Soviet casualties
Stalin remained steadfast towards the
war’s end
Stalin joined his other big three
counterparts Winston Churchill and
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and showcased
his impressive negotiating skills he
successfully argued to keep countries
his Red Army had liberated within Soviet
power and secured three United Nations
seats for his state by this point the
USSR was a respected world power
Stalin led into the nuclear age and
became increasingly mistrustful this was
exacerbated in the early 1950s by the
doctors plot this conspiracy suggested a
group of primarily Jewish doctors was
working together to murder important
Soviets this revelation caused Stalin to
begin readying for another purge however
on March 5th 1953 he died without being
able to implement his plan in 1956
Nikita Khrushchev challenged Stalin’s
accepted legacy by condemning him and
his cult of personality
while Joseph Stalin is remembered by
some for his contributions to Soviet
industry others decried his repressive
methods and painting him as one of the
most deadly dictators in history
[Music]
this Soviet dictator called himself a
man of steel welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be learning more about
the life of Joseph Stalin Joseph
Vissarionovich Jewish V Lee was born
December 18th 1878 in Gori Georgia of
the Russian Empire following his humble
upbringing he entered Divinity School at
16 to become a priest
however by 1899 he was kicked out due to
his increasing interest in Marxist
writings after discovering Vladimir
Lenin’s works
Stalin became heavily involved in
underground revolutionary movements by
1903 he joined Lenin’s Bolsheviks which
later became the Communist Party of the
Soviet Union
Stalin risked incarceration daily to
propagandize and organize action and his
record got him exiled to Siberia several
times around this point he adopted the
name Stalin which in Russian meant steel
lenin recognized Stalin’s contributions
by appointing him to minor posts within
his party during 1917 s Russian
Revolution the Bolsheviks snatched
government control and this allowed
Stalin to further increase his value at
the start of the Civil War in 1917
Stalin became the people’s commissar for
nationalities affairs and was eventually
appointed to the political Bureau of the
Central Committee of the Communist Party
of the Soviet Union or Politburo the
Bolsheviks won the Russian Civil War and
aimed to expand their power in Europe by
initiating the polish-soviet war in 1919
Stalin’s rivals criticized his choices
during that war but he redeemed himself
during 1921 s Red Army invasion of
Georgia Lenin then gave Stalin more
power in 1922 by naming him secretary
for the reigning Communist Party of the
Soviet Union soon after Lenin suffered a
stroke stalin acted as his go-between
but their relationships suffered until
Lenin died of a heart attack in 1924
Stalin then began his ascension he
discredited or purged rivals and
intellectuals who stood in his way like
Leon Trotsky eventually he was heir
apparent to Soviet leadership and by the
end of the 1920s he effectively took
control of the government as dictator in
1928 he began releasing a series of
five-year plans for the national economy
of the Soviet Union which quickly
increased industrialization and impelled
communal farming the Soviets prospered
during this period while capitalist
countries suffered through the Great
Depression
however Stalin’s reorganization
ultimately cost millions of lives due to
famines murder and the USSR s network of
forced labour referred to as gulag the
late 1930s was characterized by the
Great Purge this terrifying period saw
the population subjected to such
indignities as police scrutiny
deportation incarceration and random
murders in 1939 at the outset of World
War 2 Stalin and Hitler signed a
non-aggression pact within two years it
became evident to everyone but the
Soviet dictator that Hitler was readying
to renege on that promise Stalin and the
Soviet Union were then shocked by the
eventual attack Soviet forces suffered
tremendous casualties until the end of
1941 this in addition to the purges he
carried out during the 1930s meant the
Red Army was lacking power and great
minds
however Stalin finally assembled a
defense in 1943 the Red Army turned the
tide against Nazi Germany and began
freeing Eastern European countries while
this victory did result in massive
Soviet casualties
Stalin remained steadfast towards the
war’s end
Stalin joined his other big three
counterparts Winston Churchill and
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and showcased
his impressive negotiating skills he
successfully argued to keep countries
his Red Army had liberated within Soviet
power and secured three United Nations
seats for his state by this point the
USSR was a respected world power
Stalin led into the nuclear age and
became increasingly mistrustful this was
exacerbated in the early 1950s by the
doctors plot this conspiracy suggested a
group of primarily Jewish doctors was
working together to murder important
Soviets this revelation caused Stalin to
begin readying for another purge however
on March 5th 1953 he died without being
able to implement his plan in 1956
Nikita Khrushchev challenged Stalin’s
accepted legacy by condemning him and
his cult of personality
while Joseph Stalin is remembered by
some for his contributions to Soviet
industry others decried his repressive
methods and painting him as one of the
most deadly dictators in history
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