It arose from the bolshevik wing of the russian social democratic workers party that broke off from the rightwing menshevik group. This was not a funny book because of what joseph stalin did to people he killed may people which is not funny. Dictator of the soviet union the author is brenda haugen and the book is a biography of someone in the past. In any recounting of the horrific deeds of joseph stalin, know this. This biography examines the life of joseph stalin using easytoread, compelling text. Here is a picture of joseph stalin when he was 16yearsold. Stalins hardline foreign policy in the years immediately after world war ii ensured the cold war began in the late 1940s, but after his death in 1953, other soviet leaders directed the country until mikhail gorbachev agreed the end of the cold war in. Stalins postwar bordermaking tactics openedition journals. Example research essay topic soviet union joseph stalin.
Stalin controlled the soviet union from the late 1920s until his death in 1953. Internal workings of the soviet union revelations from. He was a dictator who terrorized the population and sent many people to prisons and labour camps joseph stalin was born in 1878 in georgia, which was a russian province at that time. The great patriotic war of the soviet union stalin, joseph on. By 1957 about 22,000 russian orthodox churches had become active. Though hitler and stalin never met or even spoke on the telephone, their lives and fates were inextricably linked.
In 1922, the soviet union was founded when the russian revolution deposed the imperial autocracy. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Introductory essay the period of joseph stalins rule over the soviet union was significant in 20th century world history because of the distinctive character of the government, the extension of communism into eastern europe, and the increasing importance of the soviet union as a world power during the cold war. The sample essay is available to anyone, so any direct quoting without mentioning the source will be considered plagiarism by schools, colleges and universities that. Additional bibliographies can be found in many of the booklength works listed below. Joseph stalin, secretarygeneral of the communist party of the soviet union 192253 and premier of the soviet state 194153, who for a quarter of a century dictatorially ruled the soviet union and transformed it into a major world power. Chairman of the council of peoples commissars 19231946, chairman of the council of ministers 19461991 and prime minister of the soviet union 1991. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. The personality cult of stalin in soviet posters, 1929. Changes have been made according to other english translations of the pamphlet.
Which goal did joseph stalin establish for the soviet. Stalin exiled trotsky from the soviet union in 1929 and had him assassinated in mexico in 1940. Stalins birth was traditionally held to be december 21 december 9, old style, 1879. Though each loathed and feared the other, there was much hitler and stalin had in common. Joseph stalin ruled the soviet union for more than two decades, instituting a reign of death and terror while modernizing russia and helping to. After nazi germanys attack on the soviet union in 1941, joseph stalin revived the russian orthodox church to intensify patriotic support for the war effort. Joseph stalin students britannica kids homework help. Joseph stalin was responsible for the death of at least 20 million people short documentary and life story joseph stalin ruled the soviet union for more than two decades, instituting a reign of. When joseph stalin was born on december 18, 1878, in gori, georgia, his father, besarion, was 28 and his mother, keke, was 20. Lesson 6 rise of the dictators joseph stalin hero or. Free essay sample provided on this page should be used for references or sample purposes only.
In stalins soviet union, failure to applaud the leader could be considered treason. Anastas mikoyan, joseph stalin and sergo ordzhonikidze in tiflis now tbilisi, in 1925 as armenia prepares to join the russialed customs union, a surprise decision to erect a statue in the capital yerevan in honor of the sovietera political leader anastas mikoian is raising hackles among intellectuals and rights activists. The open university under creative commons byncsa 4. Download your free the first world war experienced booklet. Communist party of the soviet union, the major political party of russia and the soviet union from the russian revolution of october 1917 to 1991. Joseph stalin 18781953 was the dictator of the union of soviet socialist republics ussr from 1929 to 1953. After world war ii, josef stalin sought a more geostrategic approach to. Regarding the motives for compiling it, robert service quoted a bolshevik official who said there was a need for a. Soviet union, war and revolution new economic policy nep the age of stalin dealing with the stalinist legacy decline disintegration bibliography the single most joseph vissarionovich stalin, stalin, joseph j oseph stalin was the brutal and absolute leader of the communist soviet union from 1929 until his death in 1953. Constitution fundamental law of the union of soviet socialist republics with ammendments and additions adopted by the first, second, third, sixth, seventh and eighth sessions of the supreme soviet of the u.
How did stalin manage to make the ussr a superpower that. How did joseph stalin exercise power in the soviet union. Joseph stalin was the leader of soviet russia joseph stalin was the leader of soviet russia from the mid1920s to his death in 1953. This was a great book to read for me because it told me things about stalin i didnt know. Joseph stalin was born in gori, a village in georgia, then part of the russian empire, on december 18 december 6 according to the old style calendar, 1878. The soviet people had cause to hate stalin, and much of the world feared him.
Bibliography of stalinism and the soviet union wikipedia. Study 15 terms stalins soviet union flashcards quizlet. Through striking historical and contemporary images and photographs and informative sidebars, readers will learn about stalin s family background, childhood, education, and his time as dictator of the soviet union. Course hero has everything you need to master any concept and ace your next test from course notes, joseph stalin study guides and expert tutors, available 247. Second in terms of human slaughter, perhaps only to mao zedong, josef stalin killed 40 million to 62 million souls was a human monster. Stalin is surrounded by a flowing multitude of uzbek peasants bearing flowers and displaying the fruits of their irrigated fields. Internal workings of the soviet union revelations from the russian. But he was also wary of getting the soviet union in any kind of clash with. Joseph stalin was a dictator who led the soviet union from the mid1920s until 1953 as the general secretary of the communist party of the soviet union and premier of the soviet union. Joseph stalin presentation joseph stalin soviet union. Stalin stalins birth gori, georgia december 21, 1879 iosif vissarionovich dzugashvili father was a shoemaker mother was a housekeeper. Stalin did not want an iron curtain to descend stanford news. In the late 1920s stalin was appointed the general secretary of the bolshevik party in 1922. The book talks about how difficult and frustrating stalins life was when he was a child but also to the uprising of his power that came to be.
This book comes nowhere near to conveying the true nature of stalin. Lenin, stalin and the bolsheviks used ruthless methods to surprises political rivals. Joseph stalin was a powerful communist leader in the early years of the soviet union. The slogan in azerbaijani urges people to support the soviet unions new constitution. On april, joseph stalin18971953 was named the general secretary of the communist party of the soviet union, and lenin put joseph stalin as. Was joseph stalin leader of the soviet union during the. The newly established communist party, led by marxist revolutionary vladimir lenin, took control of the government. Stalin showed what he was after the russians were planning world conquest. He married ekaterina kato svanidze and they had one child together. Stalin ruled as absolute dictator of the soviet union throughout world war ii and. However, he ruled by terror, and millions of his own citizens died during his brutal reign. Stalins mother yekaterina deeply religious wanted joseph to be a priest worked hard to pay for josephs school.
Joseph stalin in the soviet union 876 words 123 help me. I had a pretty limited knowledge of stalins regime and knew nothing of his life before then. Which goal did joseph stalin establish for the soviet union. History of the communist party of the soviet union bolsheviks. Joseph stalins rule was profoundly beneficial politically and economically for the soviet union until 1938 however had a significant negative social impact.
It contains two decades of quotes and opinions by winston churchill, stating that the only ally of the british prime minister on the european continent really is one man joseph stalin. Joseph stalin oversaw the soviet unions entry into the cold war, but the vast majority of the conflict took place after his death. But he changed the soviet union from an undeveloped country into one of the worlds great industrial and military powers. The teachings of lenin and stalin on proletarian revolution and the state andrey yanuaryevich vyshinsky. The personality cult of stalin in soviet posters, 19291953. Suppressed or difficult to find documents about the soviet union during both the socialist period up to the mid1950s and the revisionist period until the final collapse of the ussr in 1991. The personal meeting with stalin enabled me to see what the west had to face in the future. Start studying stalin and the soviet union vocabulary. Europe between hitler and stalin, by timothy snyder n. Joseph stalin was general secretary of the communist party of the union of soviet socialist republics ussr from 1922 to 1953. Joseph stalin, leader of the soviet union 18781953 youtube.
Mein bundesgenosse or my ally is a heavily illustrated 1942 nazi propaganda book published by the ss publishing house nibelungenverlag. Collectible russian political memorabilia for sale ebay. Suppressed or hard to find documents about the ussr. The bolsheviks, led by vladimir lenin 18701924, then overthrew the provisional government, and become the leader.
Constitution fundamental law of the union of soviet. Stalin built soviet industrial capacity at the expense of his people, who did not have much in the way of consumer goods or services, who were required to make enormous sacrifices in every way and many of whom were sent to slave labor camps. Under stalin, the soviet union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. Stalin and the communists were eager to abolish the neps private traders, independent artisans, and property owning peasants. Joseph stalin powerful communist leader of the soviet union. Stalin and the soviet union vocabulary flashcards quizlet. Joseph stalin man of steel a leader of the soviet union. A meeting between the us ambassador and stalin reveals what the soviets felt about the bombing of hiroshima. Stalin also felt that a new socialist offensive was needed to ensure industrial and agricultural development they wanted the growth in the five year plan and further implementation of socialism was the way to get it. Joseph stalin dictator of the soviet union haugens joseph stalin dictator of the soviet union was a very deep book a bout how joseph stalin was. He is widely recognized as a dictator, an oppressor, and a ruthless ruler who took the soviet union from economic shambles to a superpower, but with the high cost of human sacrifice and his paranoia of opposition. Joseph stalin, leader of the soviet union 18781953. Joseph stalin ruled the soviet union from 1922 until his death in 1954. Joseph stalin and the soviet union by kevin cunningham.
The soviet statesman joseph stalin 18791953 was the supreme ruler of the soviet union and the leader of world communism for almost 30 years under joseph stalin the soviet union greatly enlarged its territory, won a war of unprecedented destructiveness, and transformed itself from a relatively backward country into the second most important industrial. Joseph stalin, leader of the soviet union 18781953 simple history. Basic books, 2010 is by far the most successful attempt to date to equate stalin with hitler, the soviet union with nazi germany. Donald trumps very soviet fixation on applause the new. The iosif stalin tank is, in cyrillic tanks, meaning the joseph stalin tank was a heavy tank developed by the soviet union during world war ii and first used early in 1944. Stalins policy of stateorganized industrialization turned his country into a industrial and military power second only to the usa. Josephs father an abusive alcoholic left family to work in tiflis, georgia when joseph was 5 died in 1890. In world war ii 19391945, the soviet union was an ally of the united states and the united kingdom against germany.