Joseph Stalin: A Biography

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Dzhugashvili Stalin - one of the most controversial political figures of the twentieth century.He was considered and now many believe a tyrant and a despot, hated and loved at the same time.

Stalin - his biography is not easy, and still many of its aspects remain a mystery to historians.His life several times abruptly changes direction.Tough, strong-willed person who does not bow before difficulties - that's what was Joseph Stalin.Biography describes him all kinds of people.IV Dzhugashvili was accused of having links with the royal "secret police" and a traitor.But, in spite of everything, the Soviet Union was at the height of its economic and military power in the beginning of the second half of the XX century, and a major contribution to this was made by Stalin.Short biography presented below, is unlikely to fully describe the talent of this man.

December 18, 1878 in a small Georgian village of Gori, birthplace of Joseph Stalin.In ten years, he entered the seminary, where he showed himself from the best side, and on the advice of teachers in 16 years went to study at the seminary in the city of Tbilisi.

In 1897, the young Dzhugashvili learned about Marxism.From that moment his fate changed abruptly start.A year later, in August 1898, he became a member of "Mesame Dasi" - a small Social-Democratic organization, and in the autumn of 1901 IV Dzhugashvili became a member of the city of Tiflis Committee of the RSDLP.There he took the name Koba after one of the heroes of the novel by Alexander Kazbegi.After the second Party Congress in the organization of a split, the party split into Bolsheviks and Mensheviks.Koba took the side of the first, its principles and norms.

party comrades characterized Stalin as unscrupulous revolutionary: the case for him was more important, and people were just a means to an end.Meeting with Lenin, occurred in 1905, made a bad impression on him: Stalin was disappointed in the leader as a person.By 1917, a significant portion of the Russian population has favored the Bolshevik movement.At that time, Stalin and Kamenev headed the newspaper "Pravda".

During the Civil War, Stalin appointed head prodotdela the south.The confusion of the Civil War allowed Kobe to interfere in almost any military solutions.Stalin had the largest number of acquaintances - both local party and Soviet leaders.

in Dzhugashvili, the Soviet government entered office in the People's Commissar for Nationalities.His desire for centralization of power led to numerous conflicts with the leaders of Georgia and Ukraine.

In 1922 Stalin took the post of general secretary.After Lenin's death, Koba stood before the people as his successor.In his farewell speech delivered he already said on behalf of the Party and the people.He was supported by friends who Koba appointed to high posts in the administration of the country.

Having won over the opposition, Stalin threw all their forces to spread socialism throughout the world.People in his understanding were pawns.They had to either die or to perform the task.His program of collectivization caused a wave of protests.Dispossessed peasants gathered in gangs and went into the woods.

Likewise led Stalin and the political struggle.All the talk about intensifying shift him from office were presented at the XVII Congress of the CPSU (b).It was delivered and the name of Kirov.It sounded on the first day of winter 1931 shot broke a man's life, which could replace Stalin in his post.Murder accused Koba their old opponents - Zinoviev and Kamenev.

began after this so-called process of cleaning affected about four to five million people, of which about 10 percent were shot."Population" Gulag Archipelago at that time was about 13 mln. People.Against the background of these events to praise Stalin's name.His touted as the true savior of the people: there was the so-called cult of personality.

By 1939, the cleaning has been completed, Stalin turned his attention to foreign policy.USSR faced a choice: to go to a rapprochement with Britain and France, which do not converge sought to be alone or to negotiate with Hitler.The last option was the most favorable.War was pushed on for two years.The preparation of military personnel, then revealed the first effects of cleaning, manifested in the shortage of senior officers.Rearmament was conducted slowly, factories only mastered new production.

The war completely knocked IV Dzhugashvili from the track, during the month the army was virtually without leadership.At that time Stalin was depressed, he was in severe psychological shock.He had to work 18 hours a day, his face haggard, character has become angry and irritable.Not being a good strategist, he studied with Zhukov, Shaposhnikov and other commanders the basics of martial arts.After the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany at the leaders of the people, as it was called Stalin, there was still some bright epithets: "the greatest leader," "a wise strategy."

victory in World War II was the apogee of Stalin.Gradually, especially after the seventy-year anniversary, he began to pass.He has high blood pressure, and fear of conspiracies has become a mania.He did not admit to his doctors, because they do not trust them and feared them.Shattered nerves and a weak heart caused the death of Joseph Stalin at the age of 75 years.

Joseph Stalin - his biography is completely rewritten, his name will pour mud and come up with a lot of myths, exposing that person in a bad light.But be that as it may, people have not lived in a poor ravaged country and a superpower, dictating their terms to dozens of countries around the world.In XX century, there were no more "effective" the head of the country than Stalin.His biography, written Arsen Martirosian, dispels myths about most of life and deeds of this man.He ruled harshly, but this required a cruel time.In the life of Koba it had many errors, and most of them were paid for with blood of ordinary people.But the ravaged country, he built the great superpower of the Victory in World War II and prepared to enter into space.