Who is stalin and what did he do

Joseph Stalin (born as Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili) (18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian politician who became leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death in 1953 from a cerebral haemorrhage. He replaced Vladimir Lenin as leader of the Soviet Union.

Stalin considered the political and economic system under his rule to be Marxism–Leninism, which he considered the only legitimate successor of Marxism and Leninism.

Stalin forced rapid industrialization and the collectivization of agricultural land, resulting in millions dying from famine while others were sent to labor camps. His Red Army helped defeat Nazi Germany during World War II.

Stalin’s name meant “man of steel” and he lived up to it. He oversaw the war machine that helped defeat Nazism and 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.

As war leader, Stalin maintained close personal control over the Soviet battlefronts, military reserves, and war economy. … Stalin participated in high-level Allied meetings, including those of the “Big Three” with Churchill and Roosevelt at Tehrān (1943), Yalta (1945), and Potsdam (1945).

Stalin’s connections helped him to gain influential positions behind the scenes in the Soviet-Russian government. At the 11th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) in 1922, the leaders decided to expand the party’s Central Committee. … Stalin was appointed the head of this new office on the 3rd of April.