Biography of Joseph Stalin The greatest Soviet dictator to ever live. Joseph Stalin was the man of steel for thirty years. He first entered politics in February 1912 when he was appointed to serve on the first Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party. When he started, Stalin wanted to overthrow the monarch and divide the large feudal estates into small, private capitalistic peasant holdings but as time progressed and as Stalin moved up the political ladder, …showed first 75 words of 971 total…

…showed last 75 words of 971 total…lead to a powerful economy with jobs and food for everyone. Although the economy was seeing great times, the people suffered under Stalin’s rule. Those who were lucky enough to survive collectivization and the great purges still had to live a life of fear and uncertainty around every corner. Prosperity at a price of freedom but allowed the world to learn from the mistakes of the past. “With great power, comes great responsibility”. (Spiderman, 2002)