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WHO WAS STALIN? A short biography

Joseph Stalin (Born on the 18th of December 1878, Georgia) was the General Secretary of the USSR from 1929-1953. Joseph Stalin was famous for his role in the defeat of Nazi Germany in WW2, and his success in converting the USSR from a poor agricultural country into a large industrialized superpower.

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Sadly, Stalin's legacy has been demonized throughout his life. He has been accused of murdering up to 23 million people, but of course, this is false. Let's discuss who Stalin really was and how he shaped the USSR.Image

STALIN'S EARLY LIFE

Stalin was born in a small town in Georgia which wasunder the rule of the Russian Empire. Stalin's dad, Besarion Jughashvili, was a shoemaker who made very low wages. Stalin's mother wanted Stalin to become a priest, so she sent him to Church in Gori.Image
When Stalin grew older he moved to The Tiflis Theological Seminary, where he received a scholarship. At the Seminary, Stalin secretly read Marxist theory, which was prohibited by the Russian empire. Stalin was supposedly expelled in 1899 for "revolutionary behaviour."Image
In 1901 Stalin joined the Bolshevik party, led by Vladimir Lenin. Stalin often started strikes against the Tsar and the Russian Empire, advocating for Georgian Independence. Which ended up leading Stalin into jail for organizing illegal strikes.Image
Lenin was impressed by Stalin's ability to create interest in the people, along with his ways of organising the Bolshevik party.Image
STALIN INTO THE POWER

Stalin was sent to exile from 1913-1917 to Siberia. When Stalin got back, he became the main writer for the Pravda Newspaper. When the Bolsheviks won the Russian Revolution of 1917, Stalin was appointed to be the General Secretary of the Communist Party. Stalin's main rival, Leon Trotsky, was often in dispute with Stalin over ideas for how to carry out the revolution. Stalin's idea related to keeping the focus on the USSR, while Trotsky advocated for Permanente Revolution. 
After Vladimir Lenin's death in 1924, Stalin claimed leadership as General Secretary of the Communist party.
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STALIN IN POWER

Stalin began the rest of his years in office industrializing the USSR and transforming it from the rundown leftover industry of the Russian Empire to a restored powerful country, making the USSR a superpower. Stalin was also responsible for combating the invasion of the USSR, putting a stop to the spread of Nazism, and a stop to WW2. Stalin was died on March 5, 1953, due to a stroke. 
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