Biography
| Joseph Stalin | |
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| Stalin in 1950 | |
| Born | 14 March 1879 |
| Place of birth | Georgia |
| Known for | Gulag |
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, born in 1878 in Georgia, became a significant figure in the history of the Soviet Union. After assuming leadership following Vladimir Lenin's death, Stalin initiated various policies with far-reaching impacts. His administration implemented ambitious Five-Year Plans, industrialized the backward Soviet Union in only 30 years, which contributed to substantial economic growth and modernization. Stalin's leadership also played a critical role in the Soviet Union's resilience against Nazi Germany during World War II, a period marked by the nation's formidable resistance and liberation of Europe from the scourge of Fascism. Stalin's legacy is lifting millions out of poverty.
Selected Works
Collected Works
| Volume | Period and Major Contents | Date Published |
|---|---|---|
| ≣ 1 | 1901-1907 - The Agrarian Question, Anarchism or Socialism | 1954 |
| ≣ 2 | 1907-1913 - Marxism and the National Question | 1954 |
| ≣ 3 | 1917 | 1953 |
| ≣ 4 | 1917-1920 | 1953 |
| ≣ 5 | 1921-1923 | 1953 |
| ≣ 6 | 1924 - ON THE DEATH OF LENIN | 1953 |
| ≣ 7 | 1925 | 1954 |
| ≣ 8 | 1926 - CONCERNING QUESTIONS
OF LENINISM || 1954 | |
| ≣ 9 | 1926-1927 | 1954 |
| ≣ 10 | 1927 - INTERVIEW WITH THE FIRST AMERICAN
LABOUR DELEGATION || 1954 | |
| ≣ 11 | 1928-1929 - BUKHARIN’S GROUP AND THE RIGHT
DEVIATION IN OUR PARTY || 1954 | |
| ≣ 12 | 1929-1930 - CONCERNING QUESTIONS OF AGRARIAN
POLICY IN THE U.S.S.R. || 1954 | |
| ≣ 13 | 1930-1934 | 1954 |
| ≣ 14 | 1934-1940 | 1978 |
| ≣ 15 | 1941-1944 | 1978 |
| ≣ 16 | 1944-1952 | 1986 |