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[b]Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin[/b] (born Ioseb Besarionis dzе Jugashvili) (December 18, 1878 - March 5, 1953) Second Leader of the [[Soviet|Soviet Union]] and Leader of Soviet Union in [[World War II]]. Infamous for the "Great Purge" politics that wiped out a significant portion of the Red Army's officers, as well as a large number of civilians just prior to Nazi Germany's invasion. He would ultimately defeat Germany at an extremely high cost in casualties and eventually died of a stroke. A few years after his death, he was denounced by his successor [[Nikita Khrushchev]]. Updated by bot Sun, Sep 18 '22, 02:55 |