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Geogian children visit a museum dedicated to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin on December 21, 2011 on the 132th anniversary of his birth in his native town of Gori, some 80 kms frome Tbilisi. While historians blame Stalin for the deaths of millions in... View Photo »
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Geogian children look at a bust of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin as they visit a museum on December 21, 2011 to mark the 132th anniversary of his birth in his native town of Gori, some 80 kms frome Tbilisi. While historians blame Stalin for the deaths... View Photo »
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Communist Party members and supporters hold a portrait of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and red flags as they mark on December 21, 2011 the 132th anniversary of his birth in his native town of Gori, some 80 kms frome Tbilisi. While historians blame... View Photo »
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A Georgian man holds a portrait of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin during a rally marking Stalin's 132nd birthday anniversary in his home town of Gori, 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. View Photo »
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Communist party members and supporters walk in the Red Square in Moscow, on December 21, 2011, to visit to Joseph Stalin's tomb to pay tribute to the Soviet dictator’s birth 132th anniversary. While historians blame Stalin for the deaths of millions in... View Photo »
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Russian communist party supporter shouts as he wears a Josef Stalin picture during a rally near the Kremlin in Moscow on December 18, 2011. Russia's Communist party supporters gather for demonstration against the results of December 4 Parliament elections. View Photo »
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A visitor looks at badges of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong (top row, 2nd R) at a "red museum" in Xincun community center at Aning of Kunming, in China's southwestern Yunnan province, November 29, 2011. The museum showcases more than 35,000 badges and... View Photo »
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (L) listens to his Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski (R) as he speaks to a gathering of Ukrainians and Poles on November 28, 2011 at the Bykivnia graves memorial near Kiev to commemorate the massacre of thousands... View Photo »
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Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski reacts at Bykivnia Graves memorial, near Kiev, in the forest where Stalin's secret services buried several dozen thousand executed, including Polish officers, during memorial ceremony on November 28, 2011. Ukraine's... View Photo »
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (2nd R) and his Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski (R) attend a memorial ceremony on November 28, 2011 at the Bykivnia Graves memorial, near Kiev, in the forest where Stalin's secret services buried several thousands... View Photo »
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (R) speaks as his Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski (L) listens to him on November 28, 2011 at the Bykivnia Graves memorial, near Kiev, in the forest where Stalin's secret services buried several thousands executed,... View Photo »
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Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych (2R) and his Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski (R) pay respect at Bykivnia Graves memorial, near Kiev, in the forest where Stalin's secret services buried several dozen thousand executed, including Polish officers,... View Photo »
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A cameraman films a painting of communist ideologists (L-R) Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin during an exhibition of Socialist Realism from 1945 to the 1960s before the start of the auction in Budapest November 7, 2011. 22 years... View Photo »
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A gallery employee adjusts a painting of communist ideologists (L-R) Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin during an exhibition of Socialist Realism from 1945 to the 1960s before starting the auction in Budapest November 7, 2011.... View Photo »
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Ukrainian communists hold a placard of former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin during the rally on Independence Square in Kiev on November 7, 2011. People marched in the Ukrainian capital to mark the anniversary of the October Revolution of 1917 that brought... View Photo »
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Orthodox priests conduct a service to commemorate the victims of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's regime at a mass grave in Kuropaty on the outskirts of Minsk, October 30, 2011. Local media said a group of activists on Sunday marched from Minsk to a mass... View Photo »
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People visit a grave site of mass Stalin-era executions in Kuropaty on the outskirts of capital Minsk, on October 30, 2011. A few hundred people gathered to commemorate the victims of Soviet-era political repression, marking the Day of the Dead. View Photo »
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A woman squats on the grass next to a cross at a grave site of mass Stalin-era executions in Kuropaty on the outskirts of capital Minsk, on October 30, 2011. A few hundred people gathered to commemorate the victims of Soviet-era political repression,... View Photo »
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Belarus opposition activists hold their flags as they stand a grave site of mass Stalin-era executions in Kuropaty on the outskirts of capital Minsk, on October 30, 2011. A few hundred people gathered to commemorate the victims of Soviet-era political... View Photo »
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A man holds a portrait of imprisoned former presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov during a rally commemorating the victims of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's regime, in Minsk October 30, 2011. Local media said dozens of activists on Sunday marched from... View Photo »
About Joseph Stalin
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Joseph Stalin (born December 18, 1878 – March 5, 1953) was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953. In the years following Lenin's death in 1924, he rose to become the authoritarian leader of the Soviet Union. Full Article
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (L) listens to his Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski (R) as he speaks to a gathering of Ukrainians and Poles on November 28, 2011 at the Bykivnia graves memorial near Kiev to commemorate the massacre of thousands of people including Polish military...
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A woman squats on the grass next to a cross at a grave site of mass Stalin-era executions in Kuropaty on the outskirts of capital Minsk, on October 30, 2011. A few hundred people gathered to commemorate the victims of Soviet-era political repression, marking the Day of the Dead.
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A collection of portraits and busts of Stalin and Mao Zedong, is on exhibit 18 April 2005 prior to the auction of French auctioneer Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr of Soviet and Chinese Communist propaganda items, books, posters, medals and sculptures at the Drouot Auction House in Paris.
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Geogian children look at a bust of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin as they visit a museum on December 21, 2011 to mark the 132th anniversary of his birth in his native town of Gori, some 80 kms frome Tbilisi. While historians blame Stalin for the deaths of millions in purges, prison camps...
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Communist Party members and supporters hold a portrait of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and red flags as they mark on December 21, 2011 the 132th anniversary of his birth in his native town of Gori, some 80 kms frome Tbilisi. While historians blame Stalin for the deaths of millions in...
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A Georgian man holds a portrait of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin during a rally marking Stalin's 132nd birthday anniversary in his home town of Gori, 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011.
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Communist party members and supporters walk in the Red Square in Moscow, on December 21, 2011, to visit to Joseph Stalin's tomb to pay tribute to the Soviet dictator’s birth 132th anniversary. While historians blame Stalin for the deaths of millions in purges, prison camps and forced...
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The monument to Josef Stalin is seen at his garve near the Kremlin wall in Moscow on 22 June, 2011. Russia marked 70 years since the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany, haunted by a growing realisation in society that Stalin had been caught disastrously unprepared for the attack.
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Russian communist party supporter lays flowers at Stalin's grave near the Kremlin wall in Moscow on 22 June, 2011. Russia marked 70 years since the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany, haunted by a growing realisation in society that Stalin had been caught disastrously...
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Russian communist party leader Gennady Zuganov looks at Stalin's monument at his garve near the Kremlin wall in Moscow on 22 June, 2011. Russia on Wednesday marked 70 years since the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany, haunted by a growing realisation in society that Stalin...
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A cameraman films a painting of communist ideologists (L-R) Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin during an exhibition of Socialist Realism from 1945 to the 1960s before the start of the auction in Budapest November 7, 2011. 22 years after the fall of communism, Hungarians...
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A gallery employee adjusts a painting of communist ideologists (L-R) Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin during an exhibition of Socialist Realism from 1945 to the 1960s before starting the auction in Budapest November 7, 2011. 22 years after the fall of communism,...
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Ukrainian communists hold a placard of former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin during the rally on Independence Square in Kiev on November 7, 2011. People marched in the Ukrainian capital to mark the anniversary of the October Revolution of 1917 that brought the Bolsheviks to power.
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Orthodox priests conduct a service to commemorate the victims of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's regime at a mass grave in Kuropaty on the outskirts of Minsk, October 30, 2011. Local media said a group of activists on Sunday marched from Minsk to a mass grave in Kuropaty, on the...
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Russian communist party supporter shouts as he wears a Josef Stalin picture during a rally near the Kremlin in Moscow on December 18, 2011. Russia's Communist party supporters gather for demonstration against the results of December 4 Parliament elections.
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