Joseph stalin
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"One of the most powerful and murderous dictators in history, Stalin was the supreme ruler of the Soviet Union for a quarter of a century. His regime of terror caused the death and suffering of tens of millions, but he also oversaw the war machine that played a key role in the defeat of Nazism." -BBC UK
Life in the Stalin Household...
I had a chance to dine with Stalin to get a little inside story on him and his decisions during his part in World War II. I got to know his point of view on Hitler, communism, and more. Keep in mind, Joseph Stalin was general secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR from 1922 to 1953. Before we asked him about his decisions and such, I wanted to know how he felt about Adolf Hitler. While Hitler was succeeding negatively, Stalin sat back and watched. He told me that I had to understand they were both in the non-aggression pact, where eight days later Germany attacked Poland. Hitler and Stalin were partners for two years until Germany invaded the Soviet Union. In small talk, he said, he admired and shook his head positively at Adolf Hitler. After a while, they were rivals. The Rise of Fascism was founded by Benito Mussolini of Italy. It was where a government under a dictator, controlled the country with nationalism and strict social and economic measures. Stalin told me he was a firm believer of fascism, and was a fascist himself. On the other hand communism is where there is democracy or a dictatorship. I got to listen to Stalin as he told me descriptively that is sure affected World War II. The communist party in the Soviet Union was one of the largest communist organizations in the world. It was started by Vladimir Lenin. The army stopped countries trying to gain independence such as Hungary and Poland. At this time, there was propaganda and cartoons reverting people to their side of the war. (Check them out on the next page, Joseph Stalin Political Cartoons. Unfortunately for Stalin, communism in the Soviet Union collapsed in the late 1980s. We held back on the more emotional questions.
Life in the Stalin Household...
- Born: December 18, 1878
- Spouse: Ekaterina Svanidze
- Children: Yakov Dzhugashvili, Vasily Dzhugashvili, Svetlana Alliluyeva
- 10 years of service
I had a chance to dine with Stalin to get a little inside story on him and his decisions during his part in World War II. I got to know his point of view on Hitler, communism, and more. Keep in mind, Joseph Stalin was general secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR from 1922 to 1953. Before we asked him about his decisions and such, I wanted to know how he felt about Adolf Hitler. While Hitler was succeeding negatively, Stalin sat back and watched. He told me that I had to understand they were both in the non-aggression pact, where eight days later Germany attacked Poland. Hitler and Stalin were partners for two years until Germany invaded the Soviet Union. In small talk, he said, he admired and shook his head positively at Adolf Hitler. After a while, they were rivals. The Rise of Fascism was founded by Benito Mussolini of Italy. It was where a government under a dictator, controlled the country with nationalism and strict social and economic measures. Stalin told me he was a firm believer of fascism, and was a fascist himself. On the other hand communism is where there is democracy or a dictatorship. I got to listen to Stalin as he told me descriptively that is sure affected World War II. The communist party in the Soviet Union was one of the largest communist organizations in the world. It was started by Vladimir Lenin. The army stopped countries trying to gain independence such as Hungary and Poland. At this time, there was propaganda and cartoons reverting people to their side of the war. (Check them out on the next page, Joseph Stalin Political Cartoons. Unfortunately for Stalin, communism in the Soviet Union collapsed in the late 1980s. We held back on the more emotional questions.
