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~~{{Quote|Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.| Joseph Stalin}}~~

{{Quote|There are no fortresses that Bolsheviks cannot storm.|Joseph Stalin}}

{{Quote|By the time of his state funeral in March 1953 the man the world knew effectively as "Uncle Jo Stalin" had been dead for four days. The people of the Soviet Union wept openly for their dead leader. To the Russian people Stalin was a saviour. The great leader who had plucked them and the country from the jaws of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]'s nazis and kept the Americans at bay. As they filed past his corpse few care to recall that Stalin had another darker reputation as the murderer of millions of his own people. Stalin turned Soviet Russia into one of the bloodiest killing rounds the world has ever seen.|Introduction to a Discovery channel documentary about Joseph Stalin.}}

'''Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin''' (born '''Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili'''; December 18, 1878 – March 5, 1953) was the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953. He was the biggest mass murderer in history ever.

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==As Leader of the Soviet Union==

~~{{Quote|One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.|Joseph Stalin}}~~

During his time in power, Stalin had many of his own people killed, particularly during the 'Great Purge' of late 30's. Stalin died in 1953, ending the greatest (or perhaps the worst) era in Soviet history. His successor, Nikita Khrushchev, then began the liberalization of Soviet policy that continued into the 1980s and led to its collapse.

==Death==

Being the murdering tyrant that he was, Joseph Stalin died in his bed after having a major stroke on March 1st, 1953.

Being the murdering tyrant that he was, Joseph Stalin died in his bed after having a major stroke on March 1st, 1953. Initially, he was buried in the Lenin Mausoleum, but soon after, his body was removed, and his successor, Nikita Khrushchev, denounced Stalin as a criminal, beginning the long process of destalinization.

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-{{Quote|Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.| Joseph Stalin}}
 {{Quote|There are no fortresses that Bolsheviks cannot storm.|Joseph Stalin}}
-{{Quote|By the time of his state funeral in March 1953 the man the world knew effectively as "Uncle Jo Stalin" had been dead for four days. The people of the Soviet Union wept openly for their dead leader. To the Russian people Stalin was a saviour. The great leader who had plucked them and the country from the jaws of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]'s nazis and kept the Americans at bay. As they filed past his corpse few care to recall that Stalin had another darker reputation as the murderer of millions of his own people. Stalin turned Soviet Russia into one of the bloodiest killing rounds the world has ever seen.|Introduction to a Discovery channel documentary about Joseph Stalin.}}
 '''Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin''' (born '''Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili'''; December 18, 1878 – March 5, 1953) was the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953. He was the biggest mass murderer in history ever.
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 ==As Leader of the Soviet Union==
-{{Quote|One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.|Joseph Stalin}}
 During his time in power, Stalin had many of his own people killed, particularly during the 'Great Purge' of late 30's. Stalin died in 1953, ending the greatest (or perhaps the worst) era in Soviet history. His successor, Nikita Khrushchev, then began the liberalization of Soviet policy that continued into the 1980s and led to its collapse.
 ==Death==
-Being the murdering tyrant that he was, Joseph Stalin died in his bed after having a major stroke on March 1st, 1953.
+Being the murdering tyrant that he was, Joseph Stalin died in his bed after having a major stroke on March 1st, 1953. Initially, he was buried in the Lenin Mausoleum, but soon after, his body was removed, and his successor, Nikita Khrushchev, denounced Stalin as a criminal, beginning the long process of destalinization.
 [[Category:List]]
 [[Category:Male Villains]]