Josef+Stalin



Stalin rose to power of the Bolsheviks from a modest childhood. After Lenin died, stalin promoted himself to his position. Within a few short years, he was dict﻿ ator of the Soviet Union.

Under his reign, about 20 million people died, 10 million were deported, sent to work camps or exiled, and 5 million were sent to the "Gulag Archipelago." Stalin was destructive and ruthless in his ways. Almost 14.5 million of those killed were starved to death.

**~ Josef Stalin **
With Josef Stalin's reputation, there was some doubt that the Soviet Union would help to defeat Germany. When he united with the US and Britain to defeat Germany, the cold war began. With opponents invading from the East and West, Germany was hopeless and the war ended with their defeat. media type="youtube" key="HpYCplyBknI" height="349" width="560" __﻿ ﻿ __