Stalin

+Joseph Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili) was the dictator of the [Soviet Union](/wiki/Soviet_Union) from 1922 until his death in 1953. His iron-fisted rule, marked by [Purge](/wiki/Purge) and rapid industrialization, profoundly reshaped the nation and left an indelible, often brutal, mark on 20th-century history.

+## See also

+- [Communism](/wiki/Communism)

+- [Totalitarianism](/wiki/Totalitarianism)

+- [Cold War](/wiki/Cold_War)