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    Joseph Stalin was born in Gori, a city in Georgia. He rose to power in 1929 when he became the dictator of Soviet Union which was led by Vladimir Lenin’s death in 1924. In many of his actions Joseph Stalin clearly demonstrates the use of Machiavellian laws, which were made by Niccolo Machiavelli, an Italian renaissance writer, humanist, diplomat, historian and Politician. These political philosophies are found in the book “The prince” published in 1532 about how a prince should behave. The extent

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    about whether Joseph Stalin was a Soviet Union hero or a horrific, controlling dictator. In reality, he was both. Joseph Stalin held power in the Soviet Union during World War II from 1929-1953. He made great advances in the agriculture, government, and stability in the Soviet Union, but he did so by killing millions of people and forcing the people under his control to live in constant fear (History.com Staff). Throughout his childhood, adulthood, rise to power, and death, Stalin made a great impact

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    The life of Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin. One of the Russias most supreme leaders. But one of its most horrid as well. He brought them up while also letting them down. Some could say where would we be without him. But others wish they never were led by him. He went from nothing to the most powerful man in the now most powerful country. In the early years. He was first born Josef Vissarionovich Djugashvili to a poor shoemaker of a father on December 21 1879. It was a small village called

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    Joseph Stalin was born Josef Vissarionovich Djugashvili, which he later took the name Stalin, meaning “man of steel.” Stalin was an only child and had grown up poor. This lead to him being kicked out of school and becoming more and more interested in Russian politics. Joseph Stalin later became an important person in the future of the Soviet Union as the future dictator. Though Stalin did some great and possibly wonderful things during his years as dictator of the Soviet Union, he still did many

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    Joseph Stalin DBQ The Soviet Union had been a king full nation in Europe. One of the most mentioned leaders is Joseph Stalin. He was a father figure to the nation. He was in power from 1922 to 1951. He accomplished many things, he was a good leader in industrializing and implementing his ideology even at the expense of the many human lives. Joseph Stalin was a prospering leader in apace rising the Soviet Union’s economy as shown in Document 3. Document three, a chart that shows steel and coal production

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    Why Is Joseph Stalin Bad

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    C.J. Mangum Mrs. Burns 3/9/17 English 9 6th hour Joseph Stalin, good leader who did bad things or bad leader who did good things. Joseph Stalin was a good leader who did terrible things. When Joseph Stalin was born in 1879, he was not set out on a path to rule. At age seven, he contracted a bad case of small pox, which left his face eternally scared. In a few years, he was involved in a carriage crash, which left his left arm slightly deformed. It was because of these injuries, that the other village

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    Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (Joseph Stalin) was born into a large family. Stalin had two brothers, Georgy Jughashvili, born one year before Stalin, and Mikhail Jughashvili, born three years before Stalin. Stalin's father, Besarion Jughashvili was a cobbler though later became an alcoholic later becoming a vagrant. Stalin’s mother, Ketevan Geladze worked as a washerwoman. Stalin’s childhood seems to be what formed him into the person he became. When Stalin was only five, his father left him

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    Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the USSR which stands for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Stalin changed the Soviet Union from a poor society to an industrial and military superpower. Overall, Joseph Stalin’s main goal was to become the most powerful leader in the world. One major event that came upon Stalin was the Cold War. I believe Joseph Stalin wanted the Cold War because this war could give Stalin the power he needed to achieve his goal and essentially take over the world. He wasn’t

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    Almost everyone knows what a monster Adolf Hitler was, but most people do not know that one of the great ally leader of World War II, Joseph Stalin, had committed even greater atrocities than Hitler. Joseph Stalin was a ruthless and yet diligent dictator of the Soviet Union, whose rise to power influenced a multitude of major events in his country’s history. Due to Stalin’s impactful reign, he made the Soviet Union become a global superpower, underwent difficult hardships such as the Great Famine

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    common traits among effective leaders and common traits among ineffective leaders. Although Joseph Stalin is primarily considered a cruel tyrant, he also exhibits several of the leadership traits deemed most effective. While most can agree that his practices were immoral, it is often forgotten that due to his organization, practicality, and determination, Stalin was a decidedly effective leader. Joseph Stalin, from the time that he was a low level revolutionary to the years that he spent as the dictator

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