Stalin

Early Life

  • Born in 1879 in Georgia. Lived in a very hostile environment and was deeply influenced by this in his later years.
  • His father abused him and his mother. He wanted Stalin to become a shoemaker like himself.
  • His real father's identity is highly disputed and may have been one of the  various men around the town.
  • Stalin was a very bright boy and worked hard in his studies. He was also teased by others and bullied others too. He showed early signs of being a gangster and was respected and fear by many in his town.

Becomes a Revolutionary

  • Lived under czarist domination and was introduced to forbidden Marxist's books
  • Preached revolution to the workers and ran crimes in order to fund his communist operations.
  • Was sent to Siberia and prison many times but always managed to escaped.
  • In 1903 he joined with other activists to plan an overthrow of the Czarist government. Lenin saw Stalin as a man who could get the job done.
  • His involvement in the 1917 revolution was limited though.
  • During the Civil War he became the enforcer of the party and fought for the communists
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Family Life

  • His first wife Ekaterina Svanidze died in 1907. Stalin loved her very much and was crushed by her death.
  • They had a son named Yakov Dzhugashvili who Stalin did not care for. Later in WWII Yakov was captured by the Germans and commited suicide with an electrocuted fence.
  • Had a second wife named Nadezhda Alliluyeva. Had two children with her, Vasily and Svetlana. His wife and him did not seem to get along very well and one evening she committed suicide.

Stalin Emerges

  • Stalin having been disappointed by his minor role in the Russian revolution, ...

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