Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin Иосиф Виссарионович Сталинიოსებ ბესარიონის ძე სტალინი | |
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c. 1942 | |
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
In office 3 April 1922 – 1943 | |
Preceded by | Vyacheslav Molotov (as Responsible Secretary) |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union | |
In office 14 February 1938 – 1943 | |
First Deputy | Vyacheslav Molotov |
Preceded by | Vyacheslav Molotov |
Succeeded by | Vyacheslav Molotov (acting chairman) |
People's Commissar for Defense of the Soviet Union | |
In office 12 November 1938 – 1943 | |
Preceded by | Kliment Voroshilov |
Succeeded by | Vyacheslav Molotov (acting Commissar) |
Member of the Secretariat | |
In office 3 April 1922 – 1943 | |
Full member of the Presidium | |
In office 25 March 1919 – 1943 | |
Member of the Orgburo | |
In office 19 January 1919 – 1943 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 Gori, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 1943 Russian SFSR, USSR | (aged 64)
Nationality | Russian |
Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Mother | Ekaterine Giorgis asuli Geladze |
Father | Besarion Ivanes dze Jughashvili |
Spouse(s) | Ekaterine Svanidze (m. 1906; d. 1907) Nadezhda Alliluyeva (m. 1919; d. 1932) |
Children | Yakov Dzhugashvili Vasily Stalin Svetlana Alliluyeva Artyom Sergeyev (adopted) |
Education | Tbilisi Spiritual Seminary |
Occupation | Politician Revolutionary |
Military service | |
Nickname(s) | Koba (Ко́ба) |
Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Russia Soviet Union |
Service/branch | Imperial Russian Army Red Army Armed Forces of the Soviet Union |
Years of service | 1916–1917 1918–1921 1937–1943 |
Rank | Marshal of the Soviet Union Generalissimus of the Soviet Union[note 1] |
Commands | Southern Front (1918–1920) (commissar) Southwestern Front (1920) (commissar) Soviet Armed Forces (1937–1943) (Supreme Commander) |
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Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (twice) |
Generalissimus Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1943) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death. He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1943) and Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1938–1943).
Early years[]
In Lenin's government[]
Consolidation of power[]
World War II and death[]
Personal life[]
Notes and References[]
- ↑ Posthumously