stalin as a dictator

Stalin as a DictatorJade CoulterAlicia Wert

Who?

Joseph Stalin “man of steel”

What?•Stalin’s dictator qualities•Oppressive•Power hungry

When?

Where? Why?•Wanted to modernize Russia’s economy to ensure his survival•Good economy=strong military

•Russia/U.S.S.R.

•1929-1953

How?• Ranked high in the Bolshevik Party• Became general secretary of the Communist Party• Made connections with many people in the government and

kept his connections low profile• His positions gave him insight on who could be trusted and

who could not• Made plans to industrialize Russia/ the Soviet Union• made huge increases in Soviet productivity • Purged “the party of enemies” which resulted in the

execution of thousands and the exile of millions to slave labor camps

Interesting Facts• He escaped form Siberia 7 times• In Siberia, he picked up the pseudonym

Joseph Stalin• Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili was his real

name

Impact

• The population suffered as a result of Stalin’s purges

Sources• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/stalin_jos

eph.shtml• http://www.weirdworm.com/fun-facts-about-dictators/• http://www.johndclare.net/Russ9.htm• http://library.thinkquest.org/C0112205/stalinsrussia.html• http://

www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/commonwealth/commonwealth.jpg

• http://forward.legendpress.co.uk/.a/6a00e54f0e675e8834014e897eef2c970d-320wi

• http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/09/12/article-2036347-0DD670A600000578-382_634x506.jpg