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Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; 18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who ruled the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953, holding the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952 and the nation's Premier from 1941 to 1953. Initially…

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Awards
Full list
Allegiance
Russian SFSR · Soviet Union
Battles/wars
Russian Civil War · Polish–Soviet War · World War II
Born
Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 Gori, Russian Empire (now in Georgia)
Branch
Red Army
Cabinet
Stalin I–II–III

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Early life

In Lenin's government

Consolidation of power

World War II

Post-war era

Political ideology and beliefs

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Legacy

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Joseph Stalin

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Joseph Stalin

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related to External links · 17
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Children · 4
Joseph Stalin → Artyom Sergeyev (adopted), Svetlana Alliluyeva, Vasily Stalin, Yakov Dzhugashvili
Preceded by · 4
Joseph Stalin → Office established, Semyon Timoshenko, Vyacheslav Molotov, Vyacheslav Molotov (as Responsible Secretary)
Succeeded by · 4
Joseph Stalin → Georgy Malenkov, Georgy Malenkov (as de facto First Secretary), Nikolai Bulganin, Office abolished
Battles/wars · 3
Joseph Stalin → Polish–Soviet War, Russian Civil War, World War II
First Deputies · 3
Joseph Stalin → Nikolai Bulganin, Nikolai Voznesensky, Vyacheslav Molotov
see also · 3
Joseph Stalin → European, Joseph StalinList, Stalin
Allegiance · 2
Joseph Stalin → Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Parents · 2
Joseph Stalin → Besarion Jughashvili, Ekaterine Geladze
Premier · 2
Joseph Stalin → Himself, Vladimir Lenin

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Joseph StalinAllegianceRussian SFSR1.00infobox
Joseph StalinAllegianceSoviet Union1.00infobox
Joseph StalinAwardsFull list1.00infobox
Joseph StalinBattles/warsRussian Civil War1.00infobox
Joseph StalinBattles/warsPolish–Soviet War1.00infobox
Joseph StalinBattles/warsWorld War II1.00infobox
Joseph StalinBornIoseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 Gori, Russian Empire (now in Georgia)1.00infobox
Joseph StalinBranchRed Army1.00infobox
Joseph StalinCabinetStalin I–II–III1.00infobox
Joseph StalinChildrenYakov Dzhugashvili1.00infobox
Joseph StalinChildrenVasily Stalin1.00infobox
Joseph StalinChildrenArtyom Sergeyev (adopted)1.00infobox
Joseph StalinChildrenSvetlana Alliluyeva1.00infobox
Joseph StalinCommandsSoviet Armed Forces (from 1941)1.00infobox
Joseph StalinDied5 March 1953(1953-03-05) (aged 74) Moscow, Soviet Union1.00infobox
Joseph StalinFirst DeputiesNikolai Voznesensky1.00infobox
Joseph StalinFirst DeputiesVyacheslav Molotov1.00infobox
Joseph StalinFirst DeputiesNikolai Bulganin1.00infobox
Joseph StalinNicknameKoba1.00infobox
Joseph StalinParentsBesarion Jughashvili1.00infobox
Joseph StalinParentsEkaterine Geladze1.00infobox
Joseph StalinPartyCPSU[c] (from 1912)1.00infobox
Joseph StalinPreceded byVyacheslav Molotov (as Responsible Secretary)1.00infobox
Joseph StalinPreceded byVyacheslav Molotov1.00infobox
Joseph StalinPreceded bySemyon Timoshenko1.00infobox
Joseph StalinPreceded byOffice established1.00infobox
Joseph StalinPremierHimself1.00infobox
Joseph StalinPremierVladimir Lenin1.00infobox
Joseph StalinPresidentMikhail Kalinin Nikolai Shvernik1.00infobox
Joseph StalinRankGeneralissimo (from 1945)1.00infobox

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