In 1953, when he died.
joseph stalin
It was a dictatorship. Stalin was kinda like Hitler.
Joseph Stalin expanded his power by using his secret police and the government to control society. He took control of farms and killed farmers who resisted so that he could control food supplies.
because he loved balls
The Kremlin, and hence the Russian People.
Leon Trotsky
Joseph Stalin was a tyrant that seemed to take pleasure in killing and taking more control. He was said to "rule with an iron fist."
At first, lenin... then lenin died and Stalin screwed with the succession and seized power.
Joseph Stalin, although from 1924 to 1929, Stalin was not in complete control of the Soviet Union. He ruled along with Lev Kamenev and Grigory Zinoviev but gradually eliminated them until in 1929, Stalin became the sole dictator.
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
Joseph Stalin.