| Full Name |
Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jugashvili) |
| Date of Birth |
18 December 1878 |
| Place of Birth |
Gori, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Date of Death |
05 March 1953 |
| Place of Death |
Kuntsevo Dacha, Kuntsevo, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
Soviet Union |
| Education |
Tiflis Spiritual Seminary (expelled) |
| Profession |
Political leader, Revolutionary |
| Years of Activity |
c. 1900 - 1953 |
| Brief Information |
Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. He oversaw the rapid industrialization and collectivization of agriculture, but also presided over widespread political repression, purges, and famines. Under his leadership, the Soviet Union played a key role in the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II and emerged as a global superpower. |