Joseph Stalin's Rise To Power
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin, was known as one of the greatest Soviet leaders of the Twentieth Century. Joseph was born December 19, 1879 in Gori, Russia. Joseph came to power in Russia in 1924, a few years after Vladimir Lenin’s death. Joseph Stalin ruled over Russia until his death in 1953.
When Joseph was young he attended the church school in Gori, he was a smart child. When he was in school he did very well in religious studies, geography and Georgian. He also studied Greek and Russian. When he graduated school in 1894, he was at the top of his class. Later on he won a scholarship to study at Tbilisi, he was doing very well in his first year and got good grades. The second year he got rebellious, the school had strict religious rules and …show more content…
Joseph was exiled to Switzerland. In 1912 Lenin sought out to Stalin and appointed him to serve on the first Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party. November, 1917 Bolsheviks take power in Russia. In 1922 the Soviet Union was formed, Lenin was its first leader. Through the years Stalin climbed up the ladder. After Lenin passed in 1924, Stalin officially came to power of the Soviet Union. In the first few years Stalin launched a series of five-year plans to help transform the Soviet Union to an industrial superpower. He tried to take over farms too, but many refused and those who did either got shot or exiled to Siberia. The forced collectivization led to famine and this killed millions. Stalin was a totalitarian leader, he lead under terror, manipulation, and propaganda. Anyone who stepped out of line under his rule had another thing coming. He sent out secret police to spy on civilians, he had civilians spy on civilians. Stalin was out to eliminate anyone who talked bad about him. In the second half of the 1930s Stalin instituted the “great purges” to try and eliminate what was left of the communist party. In 1941 Germans broke the Non-aggression pact they signed with Russia. Russia and Germany became enemies. After this Russia started to side with Allied powers to help take down the Germans. Some time later Hitler killed himself and the Nazi empire fell. Russia and the U.S. had no common enemy. Tension
Joseph Stalin, was known as one of the greatest Soviet leaders of the Twentieth Century. Joseph was born December 19, 1879 in Gori, Russia. Joseph came to power in Russia in 1924, a few years after Vladimir Lenin’s death. Joseph Stalin ruled over Russia until his death in 1953.
When Joseph was young he attended the church school in Gori, he was a smart child. When he was in school he did very well in religious studies, geography and Georgian. He also studied Greek and Russian. When he graduated school in 1894, he was at the top of his class. Later on he won a scholarship to study at Tbilisi, he was doing very well in his first year and got good grades. The second year he got rebellious, the school had strict religious rules and …show more content…
Joseph was exiled to Switzerland. In 1912 Lenin sought out to Stalin and appointed him to serve on the first Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party. November, 1917 Bolsheviks take power in Russia. In 1922 the Soviet Union was formed, Lenin was its first leader. Through the years Stalin climbed up the ladder. After Lenin passed in 1924, Stalin officially came to power of the Soviet Union. In the first few years Stalin launched a series of five-year plans to help transform the Soviet Union to an industrial superpower. He tried to take over farms too, but many refused and those who did either got shot or exiled to Siberia. The forced collectivization led to famine and this killed millions. Stalin was a totalitarian leader, he lead under terror, manipulation, and propaganda. Anyone who stepped out of line under his rule had another thing coming. He sent out secret police to spy on civilians, he had civilians spy on civilians. Stalin was out to eliminate anyone who talked bad about him. In the second half of the 1930s Stalin instituted the “great purges” to try and eliminate what was left of the communist party. In 1941 Germans broke the Non-aggression pact they signed with Russia. Russia and Germany became enemies. After this Russia started to side with Allied powers to help take down the Germans. Some time later Hitler killed himself and the Nazi empire fell. Russia and the U.S. had no common enemy. Tension