Joseph 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.
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- Born in
- Gori
- Educated at
- Gori schoolTbilisi Theological Seminary
- Awards
- 🏆 Hero of the Soviet Union🏆 Order of Lenin
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