Joseph Stalin

=== Bio ===
Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili was the former Soviet Premier from 1922 to 1934, as well as a former Meteorologist. He currently has the title of Marshal of the Soviet Union and General of the Army. 
=== 1917 Revolution ===
Stalin was a main participant of the 1917 Communist Revolution, leading up to the Formation of the Soviet Union. Stalin was a leader into the main palace, where Tzar Nicholas II was hiding. Once Stalin found the Tzar, he shot him, nearly killing him, then imprisoning him in 1918, where the Tzar was placed under house arrest. Vladimir Lenin himself visited the Tzar, killing him, freeing him from any threat to his power.
=== Death of Vladimir Lenin and Rise to power ===
Vladimir Lenin died in January 21, 1924. Stalin immediately became Premier of the Soviet Union. He was as the generals called him the, "Man Of Steel" not only because his last name meant 'steel' but because of his tyrannical way of ruling.
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