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Joseph Stalin

Also known as Ioseb Besarionis dze Dzhugashvili, Stalin, Josef Stalin, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, Joseph Vissarionovitch Stalin, Koba, Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, Joey Stalin

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was a Soviet revolutionary and politician 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 premier from 1941 until his death. Despite initially governing the country as part of a collective leadership, he eventually consolidated power to become a dictator by the 1930s. Stalin codified the Communist Party's official interpretation of Marxism as Marxism–Leninism, and his version of it is referred to as Stalinism.

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Joseph Stalin was a politician, revolutionary, and statesperson who was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other socialist factions. He was educated at the Tbilisi Theological Seminary and worked in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. His political affiliations included the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party and the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (bolshevik). He was a member of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, and the Council of People's Commissars. He was also a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Born in Gori in 1878, he held citizenship in the Russian Empire, the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, the Soviet Union, and Russia. His native language was Georgian, and he also spoke Russian. He used the pseudonyms Сталин, Staline, and Koba. His notable works include *Anarkhizm ili sotsializm?*, *Probleme des Leninismus*, and *On the draft constitution of the U.S.S.R.* He was married to Ekaterina Svanidze and Nadezhda Alliluyeva and had children Yakov Dzhugashvili, Konstantin Kuzakov, Vasily Dzhugashvili, and Artem Sergeev.

Stalin died on 5 March 1953 at Kuntsevo Dacha. He is buried in Lenin's Mausoleum and the Kremlin Wall Necropolis. He was associated with the movement of Marxism–Leninism. His father was Besarion Jughashvili and his mother was Keke Geladze. He is described by the Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Born: 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878
Died: 5 March 1953
Works: 725

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Rechi na predvybornykh sobranii︠a︡kh izbirateleĭ Stalinskogo izbiratelńogo okruga g. Moskvy 11 dekabri︠a︡ 1937 g. i 9 fevrali︠a︡ 1946 g.
Rossiĭskai︠a︡ sotsial-demokraticheskai︠a︡ partii︠a︡ i ee blizhaĭshie zadachi

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Gori, Caucasus, Russian Empire [now Georgia]

Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin (real name Dzhugashvili) was born in Gori, Tiflis province, Russian Empire - a Soviet political, statesman, military and party figure, a Russian revolutionary. Actual leader of the USSR. General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU (1922-1953). Marshal of the Soviet Union (1943), Generalissimo of the Soviet Union (1945). People's Commissar of Defense of the…

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A State Film — Self (archive footage)2026
Our Man with the Enemy — Self (archive footage)2026
Orwell: 2+2=5 — Self (archive footage)2025
L'Unità. Storia di un archivio — Archive footage2025
The Mummy — Self (archive footage)2025
The Bloody Hundredth — Self (archive footage)2024
A Nation Denied: Ukraine's Battle for History — Self (archive footage)2024
Russia, China, Iran: The Axis of Revenge — Self (archive footage)2024
Trouble in the Barbary — as self (Archive footage)2024
USSR (1917-1991) — Self (archive footage)2024

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Lifespan: 1879–1953
Nationality: RU, GE, SU, RUS, GEO
Role / Field: Virsnieks, Valstsvirs, Revolutionnaires, Revolucionars, Politycy, Valstu vaditaji padomju savieniba
Language: rus, geo
Gender: Male

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Historical Figures Who Kept Their True Evil Hidden From The World

History often cloaked its villains in garments of greatness, only for time to strip away the illusion and reveal what truly lay beneath. Many figures celebrated as heroes or visionaries left behind a far darker imprint than their admirers ever suspected.

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Instance of: human
Named after: Joseph
Gender: male
Citizenship: Russia
Place of birth: Gori
Place of death: Kuntsevo Dacha
Spouse: Nadezhda Alliluyeva
Child: Svetlana Alliluyeva
Father: Besarion Jughashvili
Mother: Keke Geladze
Occupation: official
Employer: organ of state
Political party: Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (bolshevik)
Languages spoken: Russian
Native language: Georgian
Award: Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Participant in: 13th Congress of the Russian Communist Party
Field of work: opinion journalist
Hair colour: brown hair
Movement: Marxism–Leninism
Conflict: Korean War
Military branch: Red Army
Military rank: Generalissimus of the Soviet Union
Image: Joseph Stalin in 1932 (4) (cropped)(2).jpg

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Height: 163
Work location: Moscow
Residence: Moscow
Political ideology: Stalinism
Commons category: Joseph Stalin
date of birth: 1871-12-21
date of death: 1953-03-05
topic's main category: Category:Joseph Stalin
place of burial: Kremlin Wall Necropolis
member of: Orgburo
pseudonym: Koba
manner of death: homicide
Commons gallery: Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin
nominated for: Nobel Peace Prize
name in native language: Иосиф Виссарионович Джугашвили
influenced by: Vladimir Lenin
nickname: Uncle Joe
commander of (DEPRECATED): State Defense Committee
birth name: იოსებ ბესარიონის ძე ჯუღაშვილი
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
allegiance: Soviet Union
vehicle normally used: ZIS-115
start of work period: 1895-00-00
facial hair: walrus moustache
cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage
has works in the collection: NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
writing language: Russian
partner in business or sport: Franklin D. Roosevelt
significant person: Vladimir Lenin
P12749: Gestel
end of work period: 1953-00-00
described at URL: www.factinate.com/history/when-these-historical-figures-were-alive-history-adored-them-time-exposed-their-darkness
hashtag: joseph_stalin

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Encyclopedic overview

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (né Dzhugashvili; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet revolutionary and politician who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held office as the General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1922 to 1952 and as the premier from 1941 until his death. Despite initially governing the country as part of a collective leadership, he eventually consolidated power to become a dictator by the 1930s. Stalin codified the Communist Party's official interpretation of Marxism as Marxism–Leninism, and his version of it is referred to as Stalinism.

Born into a poor Georgian family in Gori, Russian Empire, Stalin attended the Tiflis Theological Seminary before joining the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. He raised funds for Vladimir Lenin's Bolshevik faction through bank robberies and other crimes, and edited the party's newspaper, Pravda. He was repeatedly arrested and underwent several exiles to Siberia. After the Bolsheviks seized power in the October Revolution of 1917, Stalin served as a member of the Politburo and, from 1922, used his position as the General Secretary to gain control over the party bureaucracy.

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