Joseph Stalin
(1878-1953)
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
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Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Dzhugashvili; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held office as General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1922 to 1952 and as the fourth premier from 1941 until his death. Despite initially governing the country as part of a collective leadership, he ultimately consolidated power to become an absolute dictator by the 1930s. Stalin codified the party's official interpretation of Marxism as Marxism–Leninism, while the totalitarian political system he created is known as Stalinism.
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Josef Vissarionovich Dzughashvili 18 December 1878 Gori, Georgia
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| Died |
5 March 1953 (aged 74) Moscow, Russia SFSR, Soviet Union
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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Yakov Dzhugashvili 1st child with Ekaterina Svanidze Male b. 18 Mar 1907 d. 14 Apr 1943 · Age: 36 (at death) · 1907-1943 · Josef Stalin's son
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Harry S. Truman · Associate · 1884-1972 · president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician -
Il-Sung Kim · Associate · 1912-1994 · founder and first supreme leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994
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