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Joseph Stalin. By: Patrick McLaughlin. Stalin's family . Stalin's dad was a shoe maker his mother has a wash woman stalin tried to make his dad respect him but his father was an alcoholic and beet him. Early Childhood and Family. Born on December 18, 1879, in Gori, Georgia, Russia
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Joseph Stalin By: Patrick McLaughlin
Stalin's family Stalin's dad was a shoe maker his mother has a wash woman stalin tried to make his dad respect him but his father was an alcoholic and beet him
Early Childhood and Family • Born on December 18, 1879, in Gori, Georgia, Russia • His name at birth was Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili • He was the son of Besarion Jughashvili and Ketevan Geladze
Childhood and Early Adulthood • Joseph caught smallpox at the age of 7 and it left him scarred on his face and arm. • The children in the village treated Joseph very cruelly • Stain excelled in school got a scholarship to a collage type school • Despite the fact that Stalin excelled he could not afford school and was forced to drop out
Adulthood • Stalin joined the social democratic labor party and worked full time for the Russian Revolution movement • Stalin was arrested for coordinating labor strikes • It was during this time that he took the name Stalin which means steel in Russian • Stalin was power hungry and after prison he rose to power and controlled almost all of Russia stalin propaganda
Stalin and World War Two • During WW2 is when Stalin modernized Russia • Stalin built the famed "Red Army" • Stalin was technically never part of the Allies yet he fought with them against germany and at the end of the war Japan • So ultimately Stalin played a very big part in destroying the Nazis
Stalin's Political Side • During WWII stalin (at a conference in 1943) wanted the Allies to open a second front which they did in 1944 • After FDR died and Winston Churchill was replaced the US and Britain both became suspicious of the Soviet Union • Stalin became paranoid of an invasion from the west and focused and blockading from 1945 to 1948 • He created a buffer zone between Western Europe and "Mother Russia"
Stalin's Political Side (cont.) • Stalin encouraged Communist North Korea to invade South Korea • Stalin thought that US wouldn't intervene • The US supported South Korea and North Korea lost so the Soviet Union's plan failed
Death • Stalin's health started to get bad in the 50's • After an assassination plot was revealed Stalin became VERY paranoid • He ordered his secret police to promote a communist surge • Stalin died on March 5, 1956 of bad health
Legacy • He left a legacy of death and suffering • he also left a wake of terror in Russia • He made Russia a huge world power and modernized Russia • He made the mighty "Red Army"