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His exact years of rule are un-clear.
He gained full power from 1928 to 1932, depending on your source and opinion. But his lead role in Soviet politics begun in 1924, though he shared power with many others.
His rule ended with his death in 1953.
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Who did Joseph stalin replace?
Joseph Stalin replaced Vladimir Lenin after his death in 1924. Stalin was a dictator of the Soviet Union for more than 20 years.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War 2 and several years after the war?
The would be Joseph Stalin.
Who was the dictator of Soviet Union in 1936?
The more direct answer is that Joseph Stalin was the de facto dictator of the USSR in 1936 and even several years before that. Yes he held various titles, but that was for "show". Stalin had eliminated all left wing opposition by the late 1930's and ruled as a dictator.
Who was Joseph Stalin's primary opponent for control of the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin's rival for control of the Soviet Union was Leon Trotsky. Vladimir Lenin died in 1924 and over the next 5 years Stalin would kill or otherwise remove all of his political opponents and rivals and exile Trotsky. He eventually had Trotsky assassinated in Mexico City in 1940.
Who was the Russian leader that started the five years plan?
Joseph Stalin implemented the series of Five Year Plans to increase the Soviet Union's industrial capacity.
Why did Joseph Stalin join the Soviet Union?
Stalin never "joined the Soviet Union." Vladimir Lenin created it in 1922 when Stalin was one of several Commissars in Lenin's government. After Lenin died Stalin and others took over running the Soviet government. Later he had total control of it. Why did he take control over it. Stalin was always power hungry and controlling. He saw his chance at surviving Lenin after Lenin had his disabling strokes and stepped in to take that control of and exercise power over a country.
What was Stalin's Reign of Terror?
It was called the Big Purge. Stalin's reign of terror is referred to as the Great Terror or the Great Purge.
How long was Joseph Stalin in power?
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.
Ruthless leader of the Soviet Union dring the war?
During World War II, the 'ruthless leader' of the Soviet Union was Joseph Stalin (1878-1953). Having achieved absolute power in the Communist nation during the 1920s, Stalin reigned throughout the 1930s, during the whole of World War II, and for a number of years beyond, until his death in 1953.
Did stalin get a buffer zone between the soviet union and europe?
He did get his buffer zone, but it fell over the years
Who emerged as the leader of soviet union three years after Stalin died?
Nikita Khrushchev
What dictator came to power in 1924 and ruled for thirty years?
Josef Stalin dictator over the Soviet Union
