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Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin. 1879-1953. Background info. Joseph Stalin was the second leader of the Soviet Union. His real name was L osif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. Stalin was born in Gori, Georgia. Background info. Parents- Mother- Ekaterina Georgievna

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Joseph Stalin

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  1. Joseph Stalin 1879-1953

  2. Background info • Joseph Stalin was the second leader of the Soviet Union. • His real name was Losif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. • Stalin was born in Gori, Georgia

  3. Background info • Parents- Mother- Ekaterina Georgievna - Father- Vissarini Ivanovich Djugashvili - Wives- 1 Catherine Svanidzl (died of Tuberculosis in 1907) 2 Nadezhada Alliluyeva (died by natural causes in 1932) Children: 1 Yakov- died in a German Prison during World War II 2 Vasily- died in a car accident in 1962 3 Svetlana- changed her name to Alliluyeva and emigrated to America

  4. Background info • Died: March 5, 1953 of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 74 years • Ruled the USSR for 25 years until he died • Stalin suffered from a abnormality in his left arm making it shorting then his right

  5. Background info • Stalin was a big fan of American cowboy films • He would host private screenings in his movie cinema • Stalin was known throughout the west for being a “cruel tyrant” but was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945 and 1948

  6. Accomplishments • Stalin's greatest achievement is the Soviet and Allied victory over Hitler • Under Joseph Stalin the Soviet Union greatly enlarged its territory • Stalin changed his country into the second most important industrial nation in the world

  7. Accomplishments • Stalin changed the ideology of communism and the Soviet Union • Revolutionary country to a conservative and authoritarian country encyclopedia.com

  8. Accomplishments • Some evidence shows he made many mistakes while in power, he made up for them with the great accomplishments • He assumed position of chairman in 1941 • Took over rule when Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet union

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