why did stalin die
By Robert Wilde. The Myth: Stalin, the Russian dictator whose actions killed millions of people, died peacefully in his bed. The Truth: Stalin suffered a major stroke on March 1st 1953 but treatment was delayed from reaching him as a direct result of his actions over the previous decades. He slowly died over the course of the next few days, apparently in agony, finally expiring on March 5th of a brain haemorrhage. He was in bed.