Joseph Stalin - Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин |
Leader of the Soviet Union,
1922-1953 -
Lived, December 18, 1878-March 5, 1953 |
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| Joseph Stalin was born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili (1878) in what is now the independent country of Georgia, in the Caucasus. Stalin led the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) from, essentially, the death of Vladimir Lenin in 1924, until his own death in 1953. He is reviled for his harsh rule, which saw millions die of starvation and thousands sent to gulags. |
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| Joseph Stalin Portrait | Big Three at the Yalta Conference | Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin in 1922 | Stalin at Age Sixteen | Signing of the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact |
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| Joseph Stalin's 1911 Mug Shot | Signing of the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact | Stalin, Lenin, and Kalinin in 1919 | Potsdam Conference, 1945 | Big Three at the Tehran Conference |
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| Signing the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact |
Printable Quotations |
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Joseph STALIN: Death is the solution to all problems. No man--no problem. |
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Joseph STALIN: When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope we use. |
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Joseph STALIN: It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything. |
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Joseph STALIN: Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed. |
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Joseph STALIN: Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas. |
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Joseph STALIN: I trust no one, not even myself. |
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Joseph STALIN: History shows that there are no invincible armies. |
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Joseph STALIN: Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs. |
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Joseph STALIN: The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic. |
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