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Joseph Stalin

1879 - 1953

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Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Dzhugashvili; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1922 to 1952 and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1941 until his death. Initially governing as part of a collective leadership, Stalin consolidated power to become a dictator by the 1930s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Stalin has received more than 46,783,638 page views. His biography is available in 194 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 186 in 2019). Joseph Stalin is the 8th most popular politician (down from 5th in 2019), the most popular biography from Georgia and the most popular Georgian Politician.

Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. He is most famous for his role in leading the country during World War II and for his ruthless leadership style.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joseph Stalin ranks 8 out of 19,576. Before him are Adolf Hitler, Charlemagne, Donald Trump, Julius Caesar, Louis XIV of France, and Suleiman the Magnificent. After him are Thomas Jefferson, Saladin, Vladimir Lenin, Jimmy Carter, Augustus, and Richard Nixon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Joseph Stalin ranks 2. Before him is Albert Einstein. After him are Leon Trotsky, Paul Klee, Kazimir Malevich, Emperor Taishō, Max von Laue, Otto Hahn, Franz von Papen, Francis Picabia, Emiliano Zapata, and Alma Mahler. Among people deceased in 1953, Joseph Stalin ranks 1. After him are Sergei Prokofiev, Ibn Saud, Edwin Hubble, Lavrentiy Beria, Gerd von Rundstedt, Francis Picabia, Robert Andrews Millikan, Carol II of Romania, Klement Gottwald, Guccio Gucci, and Django Reinhardt.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Joseph Stalin ranks 1 out of 406. After him are Attila (406), Darius the Great (-550), Aram Khachaturian (1903), Eduard Shevardnadze (1928), Shota Rustaveli (1172), Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893), Tamar of Georgia (1166), Yakov Dzhugashvili (1907), Tigran Petrosian (1929), Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939), and Sergei Parajanov (1924).

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Among POLITICIANS In Georgia

Among politicians born in Georgia, Joseph Stalin ranks 1. After him are Attila (406), Darius the Great (-550), Eduard Shevardnadze (1928), Tamar of Georgia (1166), Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939), David IV of Georgia (1073), Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1886), Mikheil Saakashvili (1967), Sergei Witte (1849), Rusudan of Georgia (1194), and Pharnavaz I of Iberia (-326).

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