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{{Quote|Fascism is a reactionary force which is trying to preserve the old system by means of violence. What will you do with the fascists? Argue with them? Try to convince them? But this will have no effect upon them at all.... Communists say to the working class: Answer violence with violence; do all you can to prevent the old dying order from crushing you, do not permit it to put manacles on your hands, on the hands with which you will overthrow the old system... Communists cannot ignore facts.|Joseph Stalin (1934)}} | {{Quote|Fascism is a reactionary force which is trying to preserve the old system by means of violence. What will you do with the fascists? Argue with them? Try to convince them? But this will have no effect upon them at all.... Communists say to the working class: Answer violence with violence; do all you can to prevent the old dying order from crushing you, do not permit it to put manacles on your hands, on the hands with which you will overthrow the old system... Communists cannot ignore facts.|Joseph Stalin (1934)}} | ||
'''Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin''' (Russian: Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин, born '''Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili''', Georgian: იოსებ ვისარიონოვიჩ ჯუღაშვილი ; December 18, 1878 – March 5, 1953) was the first General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]'s Central Committee from 1924 until his death in 1953. He led the Soviet Union through a period of rapid growth and industrialization, and led it through [[World War II]] in which the Red Army was victorious over [[Nazi Germany]] and captured Berlin in 1945, ending the war in Europe. | '''Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin''' (Russian: Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин, born '''Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili''', Georgian: იოსებ ვისარიონოვიჩ ჯუღაშვილი; December 18, 1878 – March 5, 1953) was the first General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]'s Central Committee from 1924 until his death in 1953. He led the Soviet Union through a period of rapid growth and industrialization, and led it through [[World War II]] in which the Red Army was victorious over [[Nazi Germany]] and captured Berlin in 1945, ending the war in Europe. | ||
Stalin is considered to be one of the most | Stalin is considered to be one of the most brutal dictators who ever lived. His regime was responsible for numerous human rights abuses, mass repression, ethnic cleansing, propaganda, deportations, and numerous executions. It is estimated that 23 million people died under his rule. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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*He would marry again to a woman called Nadezhda Alliluyeva in 1919, however his relationship with her was abusive, and she committed suicide in 1932. Stalin never married again. | *He would marry again to a woman called Nadezhda Alliluyeva in 1919, however his relationship with her was abusive, and she committed suicide in 1932. Stalin never married again. | ||
*In the Tsarist Russian Empire, Stalin, along with other future members of the party, would rob bourgeois banks to donate to the Communist Party prior to the Revolution. | *In the Tsarist Russian Empire, Stalin, along with other future members of the party, would rob bourgeois banks to donate to the Communist Party prior to the Revolution. | ||
*In his personal life, Stalin was known for having a strained relationship with his eldest son, Yakov, due to their heated relationship Yakov once tried in vain to commit suicide, when Stalin was informed of this he replied "He couldn't even do that right." | *In his personal life, Stalin was known for having a strained relationship with his eldest son, Yakov, due to their heated relationship Yakov once tried in vain to commit suicide, when Stalin was informed of this he replied "He couldn't even do that right." However, when Yakov actually died, Stalin was actually filled with sorrow, saying "He died like a man." | ||
*Yakov's son, Galina is an admirer of his Grandfather, a neo-Stalinist and currently resides in his Grandfather's homeland of Georgia. | *Yakov's son, Galina is an admirer of his Grandfather, a neo-Stalinist and currently resides in his Grandfather's homeland of Georgia. | ||
*Stalin was awarded the title “Man of Steel.” It fit perfectly with his stern image as leader of the industrial-powerhouse of the USSR. | *Stalin was awarded the title “Man of Steel.” It fit perfectly with his stern image as leader of the industrial-powerhouse of the USSR. | ||