he was 36 when he rose to power
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin was the "totalitarian" leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin, however he did not have dictatorial powers immediately after Lenin's death in 1924. It took Stalin until the mid 1930's before he had eliminated almost all of his equals in the Communist Party and installed people loyal to him personally in positions of power. Once he had done that he became the totalitarian leader that history remembers him as.
Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin became ruler of the Soviet Union soon after Lenin died in 1924. Stalin then established a brutal communist dictatorship. He murdered any person he thought might try to take power from him. This included loyal Communist Party members. He led the U.S.S.R. through World War II. After the war, Stalin seized control of Eastern European countries -- an act which started the Cold War. Stalin died of natural causes in 1953. After his death, the Soviet Union was led by a series of communist leaders. Finally, during the early 1990s, Russians turned to a non-communist leader, Boris Yeltsin, and the years of communist dictatorship came to an end.
Following the death of Vladimir Lenin in 1924, Joseph Stalin rose steadily into the position of supreme power in the Soviet Union. Gathering allies to his side while gradually eliminating his enemies, Stalin's rule was absolute by the early 1930s, and he would go on to rule as Marxist dictator until his death in 1953.
Stalin did not really have a major role during the revolution, he was a Georgian revolutionary who had a lot to say from the safety of relative anonymity. He emerged after the revolution full of drive and ambition, and by deceit and subterfuge, cleared the way for his own leadership ambitions after Lenin's death. There is an interesting book called "Loyal Comrades, Ruthless Killers" that features a number of "doctored" photographs portraying Stalin as being involved in significant events when he was not present at them or, had nothing to do with them. He was the head of Russia's Communist party and ruler of the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953.
The ruler of the Soviet Union was Joseph Stalin in 1941.
Joseph Stalin
The USSR or Soviet Union.
Vladimir Lenin was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Joseph Stalin lead the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953.
After Vladimir Lenin's stroke in 1922, Joseph Stalin gradually consolidated power within the Communist Party, ultimately becoming the de facto leader of the Soviet Union. Lenin's declining health and eventual death in 1924 created a power vacuum that Stalin exploited, outmaneuvering rivals such as Leon Trotsky. By the late 1920s, Stalin had established himself as the unquestioned ruler of the Soviet Union.
Joseph Stalin, the dictator/communist ruler of the Soviet Union, was his main role model I believe. There where others though.
Joseph Stalin, the dictator/communist ruler of the Soviet Union, was his main role model I believe. There where others though.
Joseph Stalin was the "totalitarian" leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin, however he did not have dictatorial powers immediately after Lenin's death in 1924. It took Stalin until the mid 1930's before he had eliminated almost all of his equals in the Communist Party and installed people loyal to him personally in positions of power. Once he had done that he became the totalitarian leader that history remembers him as.
Joseph Stalin was not trusted because he was a very cruel ruler. Everyone was afraid of what he could do to them.
When Soviet Leader Lenin died in 1924, it was Joseph Stalin who quickly ascended to power, ultimately leading the Soviet Union to a totalitarian state.
No he sucked balls
Ruler of the USSR?