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JOSEPH STALIN: TYRANT OF STEEL Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (a.k.a. Joseph Stalin), was the undisputed leader of the Soviet Union from 1929 to 1953. Although Stalin’s reign in power did not begin immediately his contribution to government began in 1912, and from then on he slowly rose to the high chain of command. Stalin’s long and troublesome road to absolute power had many steps that marked important events in the Soviet Union’s condition but …

…any means possible to make his country a world dominate powerhouse. Because of the great famine, labor camps and his infamous ‘purging,’ many of his people suffered greatly. Joseph Stalin did however, obtain absolute power. His regime also marked significant events that changed the course of the Soviet Union’s history. Although Stalin’s rule was considered drastically inhumane, he was in some people’s eyes a savior, and he did reach power and prestige.