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Joseph Stalin

1879 - 1953

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Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Dzhugashvili; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1922 to 1952 and as the fourth premier from 1941 until his death. He initially governed as part of a collective leadership, but consolidated power to become an absolute dictator by the 1930s. Stalin codified the party's official interpretation of Marxism as Marxism–Leninism, while the totalitarian political system he created is known as Stalinism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Stalin is the 10th most popular politician (down from 8th in 2019), the most popular biography from Georgia and the most popular Georgian Politician.

Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. He is most famous for his role in leading the country during World War II and for his ruthless leadership style.

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Among politicians, Joseph Stalin ranks 10 out of 19,576. Before him are Napoleon, Adolf Hitler, Jimmy Carter, Julius Caesar, Thomas Jefferson, and Louis XIV of France. After him are Akbar, Augustus, Suleiman the Magnificent, Indira Gandhi, Vladimir Lenin, and Saladin.

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Among people born in 1879, Joseph Stalin ranks 2. Before him is Albert Einstein. After him are Leon Trotsky, Owen Willans Richardson, Paul Klee, Kazimir Malevich, Emperor Taishō, Otto Hahn, Franz von Papen, Max von Laue, Margaret Sanger, and Emiliano Zapata. Among people deceased in 1953, Joseph Stalin ranks 1. After him are Mary of Teck, Lavrentiy Beria, Sergei Prokofiev, Ibn Saud, Edwin Hubble, Gerd von Rundstedt, Robert Andrews Millikan, Guccio Gucci, Carol II of Romania, Klement Gottwald, and Emmerich Kálmán.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Joseph Stalin ranks 1 out of 406. After him are Darius the Great (-550), Attila (406), Aram Khachaturian (1903), Eduard Shevardnadze (1928), Shota Rustaveli (1172), Tamar of Georgia (1166), Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893), Tigran Petrosian (1929), Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939), Yakov Dzhugashvili (1907), and Sergei Parajanov (1924).

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Among politicians born in Georgia, Joseph Stalin ranks 1. After him are Darius the Great (-550), Attila (406), Eduard Shevardnadze (1928), Tamar of Georgia (1166), Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939), Kato Svanidze (1885), Mikheil Saakashvili (1967), Rusudan of Georgia (1194), David IV of Georgia (1073), Sergei Witte (1849), and Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1886).

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