Leftypedia has been restored! See our announcement.
Joseph Stalin: Difference between revisions
Created article. |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
'''Joseph Stalin''' (né '''Dzhugashvili'''; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet]] [[Bolsheviks|Bolshevik]] revolutionary and politician who was general secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks)]] from 1922 to 1952 and as premier from 1941 until his death. He defined [[Marxism–Leninism]] into a coherent framework based off his understanding of the contributions of [[Vladimir Lenin]], his predecessor. | '''Joseph Stalin''' (né '''Dzhugashvili'''; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet]] [[Bolsheviks|Bolshevik]] revolutionary and politician who was general secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks)]] from 1922 to 1952 and as premier from 1941 until his death. He defined [[Marxism–Leninism]] into a coherent framework based off his understanding of the contributions of [[Vladimir Lenin]], his predecessor. | ||
Joseph Stalin remains controversial among the [[left]]. Marxist–Leninists uphold him as a great leader who defeated [[fascism]] in [[Europe]] and turned the USSR into a modern industrialized country which built [[socialism]], whereas other ideological groupings like [[Trotskyism|Trotskyists]] and [[Left communism|left communists]] oppose him for allegedly betraying the [[October Revolution]] and degrading the Soviet Union into a bureaucratic dictatorship which was counter-revolutionary in nature. | Joseph Stalin remains controversial among the [[left]]. Marxist–Leninists uphold him as a great leader who defeated [[fascism]] in [[Europe]] and turned the USSR into a modern industrialized country which allegedly built [[socialism]], whereas other ideological groupings like [[Trotskyism|Trotskyists]] and [[Left communism|left communists]] oppose him for allegedly betraying the [[October Revolution]] and degrading the Soviet Union into a bureaucratic dictatorship which was counter-revolutionary in nature. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Essay:Einstein, H. G. Wells, and Other Leading Figures who you didn’t know were Pro-Stalin]] | * [[Essay:Einstein, H. G. Wells, and Other Leading Figures who you didn’t know were Pro-Stalin]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:52, 27 May 2026
Joseph Stalin | |
|---|---|
|
Иосиф Сталин იოსებ სტალინი | |
.jpg) | |
| Born |
Iósif Vissariónovich Dzhugashvili December 18, 1878 Gori, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died |
March 5, 1953 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Cause of death |
Cerebral hemorrhage (officially) Assassination (suspected)[1] |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Known for | Theorist of Leninism and crucial leader of the Soviet Union |
Notable work |
Foundations of Leninism Marxism and the National Question Economic Problems in the USSR Anarchism or Socialism? |
| Title | General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Political party |
RSDLP AUCP(b) |
Joseph Stalin (né Dzhugashvili; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet Bolshevik revolutionary and politician who was general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks) from 1922 to 1952 and as premier from 1941 until his death. He defined Marxism–Leninism into a coherent framework based off his understanding of the contributions of Vladimir Lenin, his predecessor.
Joseph Stalin remains controversial among the left. Marxist–Leninists uphold him as a great leader who defeated fascism in Europe and turned the USSR into a modern industrialized country which allegedly built socialism, whereas other ideological groupings like Trotskyists and left communists oppose him for allegedly betraying the October Revolution and degrading the Soviet Union into a bureaucratic dictatorship which was counter-revolutionary in nature.
See also
Selected works
- Foundations of Leninism
- Trotskyism or Leninism?
- Marxism and the National Question
- The Road to Power
- Anarchism or Socialism?
- Economic Problems of Socialism in the U.S.S.R.
References
- ↑ The Khrushchev Coup (Death of Stalin & Khrushchev’s Rise to Power) ML-Theory (May 7, 2019)