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Stalin was in power as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and ruled as part of a three party committee with Grigori Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev in 1923 while Lenin was incapacitated by strokes and after Lenin died. Over the next several years he ousted Zinoviev and Kamenev and took sole power in 1929. He did not assume the title of Premier until 1941 and continued to wield the sole power in the Soviet Union until his death in 1953.
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∙ 12y agoJoseph Stalin gained his power as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952, People's Commissar for the Defense of the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1946, and Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1941 to 1953.
Regardless of the titles he held, Joseph Stalin consolidated his power and eliminated all opposition following the death of Stalin in 1924 and functioned as the head of state and dictator until his own death in 1953.
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∙ 13y agoJoseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union from 1928 to 1953; which is a span of 25 years.
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∙ 9y agoJoseph Stalin was the lead of Russia for 30 years. He held the title of General Secretary from April 3, 1922 to October 16, 1952.
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∙ 12y agoStalin had no date of assummed complete power, so this is impossible to say for absolute sure. But it was around 25 years.
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∙ 14y agoaround 1924 to 1953, the year he died
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∙ 12y agoAround 25 years.
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Stalin's title of power?
Joseph Stalin was the dictator of Russia.
Which best describes the soviet union under Joseph Stalin's power?
An iron-fisted dictatorship.
What was the goal of Joseph Stalin purges?
Answer this question… To eliminate all people who threatened Stalin's power
Who came after Joseph Stalin?
Georgy Malenko came after Joseph Stalin but was only in power for about a week. The Troika ruled for 6 months after Malenko. Then Nikita Khruschev was in power for 11 years.
What leaders transformed the soviet union from a rural nation into an industrial power?
Joseph Stalin was the Soviet leader responsible.
What worried Joseph Stalin?
Any threats to his power whatsoever worried Joseph Stalin.
Stalin's title of power?
Joseph Stalin was the dictator of Russia.
What happened to Joseph Stalin?
The downfall of Joseph Stalin was when he died in 1953. Stalin remained in power until his death.
How Joseph Stalin lost power?
He lost power at his death.
When Joseph Stalin took power?
Joseph sosso who took the pseudonym Stalin for the Russian word for steel, took power over the USSR on the 6th of may 1941
Which best describes the soviet union under Joseph Stalin's power?
An iron-fisted dictatorship.
What was the goal of Joseph Stalin purges?
Answer this question… To eliminate all people who threatened Stalin's power
How did Joseph Joseph Stalin come to power in Russia?
Joseph Stalin come to power in Russia after the Russian Revolution in 1917. He was the secretary general of the communists party which did not want Leon Trotsky to ascend to power after the death of Lenin.
What soviet leader came to power in the 1920s?
Joseph Stalin
How did Joseph Stalin got into power?
he was a very handsome man
Who came after Joseph Stalin?
Georgy Malenko came after Joseph Stalin but was only in power for about a week. The Troika ruled for 6 months after Malenko. Then Nikita Khruschev was in power for 11 years.
How long was Joseph Stalin premier of Russia?
Stalin was Premier from 1924 to his death in 1953.
