Birthday: December 18, 1878 (Sagittarius)
Born In: Gori, Georgia
Birthday: December 18, 1878 (Sagittarius)
Born In: Gori, Georgia
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, the controversial Russian dictator, was born in Georgia in the Russian Empire in the later part of the nineteenth century into a poor family. Drawn early in his life to the ideals of Vladimir Lenin, he joined Bolsheviks almost at its inception and very soon made a place for himself with his organizational capability, playing an important role during the October Revolution. Later as the Bolsheviks came to power, he quickly rose through the ranks to become the party’s General Secretary. He first used his post to consolidate his position and then to eliminate all his rivals to become the supreme leader of the country, continuing to rule Russia with an iron hand till his death at the age of seventy-four. Although he single handedly elevated Russia from a backward country to a major world power, he was also responsible for millions of deaths and deportations. It was during his tenure that USSR became the second country to develop the nuclear bomb. After his death, his successors, notably Nikita Khrushchev, denounced his legacy and initiated a process of de-Stalinization.
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Also Known As: Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili
Died At Age: 74
Spouse/Ex-: Kato Svanidze (m. 1906–1907), Nadezhda Alliluyeva (m. 1919–1932)
father: Besarion Jughashvili
mother: Ketevan Geladze
children: Svetlana Alliluyeva, Vasily Dzhugashvili, Yakov Dzhugashvili
Born Country: Georgia
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political ideology: Communist Party of the Soviet Union
place of death: Kuntsevo Dacha
Notable Alumni: Seminary Of Tiflis, Gori Church School, Tbilisi Spiritual Seminary
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
education: Tbilisi Spiritual Seminary, Gori Church School, Seminary of Tiflis
awards: 1949 - Order of Lenin
1945 - Czechoslovak War Cross
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Hero of Socialist Labour
- Order of Victory
- Order of the Red Banner
- Jubilee Medal
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