Premise: Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin ( [ ˈstɑːlɪn ] 18 December 1878 -- 5 March 1953 ) was a Soviet revolutionary , politician and political theorist . Despite Lenin 's objection , power consolidated around Stalin and opposition removed following Lenin 's death in 1924 . Socialism in One Country ( Sotsializm v odnoi strane ) was a theory put forth by Joseph Stalin in 1924 , elaborated by Nikolai Bukharin in 1925 and finally adopted by the Soviet Union as state policy .
Hypothesis: Joseph Stalin was a squid.
Label: CONTRADICTION