JOSEPH STALIN

STALIN'S EARLY LIFE

• Born- December 18, 1878.Death-March 5, 1953.
• He ruled Soviet Union-1923-1953
• Children in his village bullied him. Because of this
• Stalin gained his needs for respect from other.
• In school, he went above average talents then got a scholarship.

STALIN'S EARLY LIFE

• In 1898, Stalin joined a secret organization
• supported Georgian independence of Russia

RISE TO POWER

• Soviets were poor, hungry, and wanted a change.
• Lenin, the Bolshevik leader, defeated the military govt. and gained
• control. He wanted to make Russia a socialist country.
• After Lenin's death, Joseph Stalin, his assistant, took control of
• the Soviet Union.

IN POWER

• Stalin stayed in power by taking people's basic rights.
• If you broke his rules, you would be killed.
• He killed about 20 million people who were against him.

HERO OR A VILLAIN?

• During his era, most people hated him as a dictator, but some called him a hero..
• Even though he killed 20 million people, Stalin industrialized Russia very quickly
• by building factories, and improving transportation systems, and made Russia a strong
• nation. Therefore Stalin was a hero not just a villain.