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Joseph Stalin birth
Joseph Stalin was born Josef Vissarionovich Djugashvili on December 18, He was born in Gori, Georgia, then part of the Russian empire. https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/joseph-stalin -
Stalin arrested
In 1908, Stalin was arrested in a ship raid, which included him and a few other armed people slipping on to a ship, he was arrested and was held in Bailov Prison https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/joseph-stalin -
Joseph Stalin Rises up the ranks
In 1912, Lenin, who was then in exile in Switzerland, appointed Stalin to serve on the first Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party. Three years later, in November 1917, the Bolsheviks seized power during the Russian Revolution. The Soviet Union was founded in 1922, with Lenin as its first leader. https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/joseph-stalin -
Stalin rules the Soviets
After Lenin’s Death, Stalin took control of the Soviets. He turn the Soviet Union from a peasant society to An industrial superpower, he ruled by terror, killing and punishing anyone who tried to defy him https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Stalin/Lenins-successor -
Stalin and Germany’s pact
In 1939, on the eve of world war 2, Stalin and Hitler signed a German-Soviet Non Aggression pact, Stalin later Invaded Finland https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/joseph-stalin -
Stalin goes to war with Germany
In 1941, Hitler broke the pact, invaded the soviets, Destroying anything that would benefit them, The soviets were not ready for war. But in 1943, The soviets Defeated Hitler, ending his reign https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/joseph-stalin -
Stalin’s later years
Stalin did not age take advantage of him he released a reign of terror, killing and punishing many people. He made communist governments throughout Eastern Europe and even dropped an atomic bomb. https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/joseph-stalin -
Stalins death
On 5th march 1953, Stalin died to a stroke, he collapsed on four days before his death and died a bit later. He was buried in the kremlin wall Necropolis https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/joseph-stalin