Joseph Stalin

**Joseph Stalin** is...
**Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin** (born **Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili**; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician, political theorist and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1952) and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1941–1953). Ideologically adhering to the Leninist interpretation of Marxism, he formalised these ideas as Marxism–Leninism, while his own policies are called Stalinism.

## Biography

Joseph Stalin (1892-1953) - actually Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, leader of the Soviet Union, dictator, one of the members of the so-called Big Three.

He was born on December 21, 1878 in Gori, Georgia. He was the son of Vissarion Dzhugashvili, a shoemaker by profession, and Catherine Guladze. There are some discrepancies about the date of Joseph Stalin's birth caused by the dating accepted in his biographers, documents and, finally, the account of Stalin himself. In addition, hypotheses have also arisen to invalidate the paternity of Vissarion Dzhugashvili, whose wife allegedly cheated with her employer. In 1888, young Stalin began his schooling in Gori. Then, starting in 1894, he took classes at the Tbilisi seminary. He was expelled from school in 1899. We can't be sure that the reason wasn't his first contacts with Marxist circles. On the other hand, there have been theories that he graduated from the school, and the story of his expulsion was later added by Communist propaganda. He then took a job at the astronomical observatory in Tbilisi, where he became an accountant. His interest in socialism deepened, and Stalin himself became widely active in the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Russia during this time. In 1901-02 he became a member of the party committee in Tbilisi, and then became active in the Bolshevik faction. In 1905, he took part in the revolution. Thereafter, he was not only involved in party activities, but also carried out criminal activities, being heavily involved in Bolshevik expropriation actions, which involved robbing banks and trains in Transcaucasia. The money was used to further party activities. Stalin was repeatedly arrested. Interestingly, he had to escape from exile more than once. He was forced to hide from the tsarist authorities. For this purpose, he used a number of aliases. In 1912 he became a member of the Central Committee of the party. At that time he adopted the name Stalin (used by us for the purposes of the article also to refer to his earlier years of life). He also engaged in writing for the newspaper Pravda. It is worth mentioning here that he showed writing skills from an early age, and even had adventures in creating works in verse. For his activities he was again arrested and exiled in 1913 to Siberia, from where he escaped. In 1917, he arrived in Petrograd. There, for a short time, in the absence of Vladimir Lenin, he headed the Central Committee of the Party. He took part in the October Revolution. He was later appointed Commissar for Nationalities. He later took up positions on the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. His position gradually grew. In 1922, he was appointed General Secretary of the All-Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks). With Lenin's support, Stalin was created as the main candidate to succeed him. However, the leader of the Bolsheviks had some concerns about the person of the Georgian, considering him too aggressive... TO BE CONTNUED

## Behind the scenes

Joseph (steel Jose) is the protagonist character. He is a friend of the ponies and Thomas. He helps them in the worst situations, for example, saving the life of Apple Jack often sacrificing his own life