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'''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 brutally dictators who ever lived, with some considering him to be | Stalin is considered to be one of the most brutally dictators who ever lived, with some considering him to be even worse than [[Adolf Hitler|Adolf Hilter]]. His regime was responsible for numerous human rights abuses, mass repressions, ethnic cleansing, propaganda, deportations, millions of executions, it is estimated that 60 million of people died under his regime. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== |