He was born in Gori, which is now in the Republic of Georgia, in December 21, 1879. He attended school from 1888-94. Stalin began his career in the Social-Democratic party in 1899.
Between 1902 and 1913 Stalin was arrested eight times; he was exiled seven times and escaped six times. The government contained him only once; his last exile in 1913 lasted until 1917. He adopted the pseudonym Stalin, meaning "a man of steel" during this time. He mostly participated in the Communist party. When Lenin died, Stalin joined with Grigory Zinovyev and Kamenev, ruled the country but the power was going to be of Trotsky. Stalin went against Trotsky and this problem was eliminated. In 1929 he became the full leader of the Soviet Union. In the mid-1930s Stalin launched a major campaign of political terror. Then in World War II the Soviet Union suffered a lot. Stalin was in front of the war against the Nazis. Where he fought more was in Battle of Stalingrad. Stalin participated in the Allies' meetings at Tehran (1943), Yalta (1945), and Potsdam (1945), where he obtained recognition of a Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, and after the war he extended Communist domination over most of the countries liberated by the Soviet armies.
Between 1902 and 1913 Stalin was arrested eight times; he was exiled seven times and escaped six times. The government contained him only once; his last exile in 1913 lasted until 1917. He adopted the pseudonym Stalin, meaning "a man of steel" during this time. He mostly participated in the Communist party. When Lenin died, Stalin joined with Grigory Zinovyev and Kamenev, ruled the country but the power was going to be of Trotsky. Stalin went against Trotsky and this problem was eliminated. In 1929 he became the full leader of the Soviet Union. In the mid-1930s Stalin launched a major campaign of political terror. Then in World War II the Soviet Union suffered a lot. Stalin was in front of the war against the Nazis. Where he fought more was in Battle of Stalingrad. Stalin participated in the Allies' meetings at Tehran (1943), Yalta (1945), and Potsdam (1945), where he obtained recognition of a Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, and after the war he extended Communist domination over most of the countries liberated by the Soviet armies.
His single-minded determination to prevent yet another devastating assault on the USSR from the West had much to do with the growth of the cold war.
In January 1953 he ordered the arrest of many Moscow doctors, mostly Jews, charging them with medical assassinations.Stalin died on March 5, 1953.
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