Weltrevolution stalin biography

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU, Marshal of the USSR, dictator Date of Birth: 21.12.1879

Content:

1. Early Life and Education
2. Political Rise and Leadership
3. World War II
4. Leader of Anti-Hitler Coalition
5. Psychological Shock and Recovery
6. Active War Leadership
7. Early Victories and Setbacks
8. Defense of Moscow
9. Counteroffensives and Strategic Initiative
10. Major Operations and Crises
11. Legacy

Early Life and Education

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin(1879-1953), born Iosif Dzhugashvili in Gori, Georgia, was an active participant in the October Revolution and the Russian Civil War.

Political Rise and Leadership

In 1922, Stalin became General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU).

He gradually consolidated his power, becoming Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) in 1941.

World War II

Critical First Days

At the start of World War II in June 1941, Stalin received conflicting reports about the invasio