Claim: Joseph Stalin was a politician.

Joseph Stalin 's cult of personality became a prominent part of Soviet culture in December 1929 , after a lavish celebration for Stalin 's 50th birthday . For the rest of Stalin 's rule , the Soviet press presented Stalin as an all-powerful , all-knowing leader , and Stalin 's name and image became omnipresent . From 1936 the Soviet journalism started to refer to Joseph Stalin as the Father of Nations .