Did Stalin Ever Get Elected?
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There was no national election. There might have been some sort of a vote among top Bolsheviks. Besides, he rose to power not by getting into top office, but by usurping all power in the office that he already had. After Stalin died, there were some votes, but there was only one name on the ballot, an no pens or (or privacy) to cross it out.\n\nI like your punchline, but it might be more appropriate for Yeltsin or Lukoshenko (recently re-elected Belarussian czar). Putin is a bit more subtle than that - won't let any opposition to gain enough public support.\n\nIf you want Stalin to say something funny, try this: "Why do you think I dislike jokes about myself? I love them, I even collect them - got nearly two camp-fulls."\n(i.e. two prison camps filled with peoplewho told the jokes)
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Joseph Stalin, born in Georgia (the former Soviet Republic) was part of the Bolshevik leadership who took part in the Russian revolution of 1917-18.  After Lenin died in 1922, Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union, position he held until his death in 1953.\nDuring Stalin's time in power, he was responsible for the deaths of millions of Soviet citizens due to his persecusions and decisions like the forced collectivization of farmland.  Stalin eliminated what little capitalism (which was very little) Lenin had left.\nStalin conducted huge purges of anyone he thought was opposed to him, including on the military.  Between 1936-1939, Stalin had numerous Red Army generals taken out and either killed outright, or sent to Siberia.  That's why, when Stalin attacked Finland in the Winter of 1939-1940, Finland nearly beat the Soviet Army.\n\nStalin also made a pact with Hitler in August of 1939.  Under this pact (the Molotov-Ribentropp pact) Germany was given free hand to take over Poland (as long as the USSR got a portion of it), while the USSR was given free hand to take over the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania).  Stalin did this because he knew that Hitler wanted to attack him, but he also knew that he needed time to prepare his army for the onslaught.\nWhen, in 1941, Hitler attacked the USSR, Stalin rallied the Soviet people to defend the homeland, not communism.  This was a smart decision because the initial reaction of many soviet citizens was to welcome the Germans as liberators.
491485
I do. He was democratically elected by a majority of Americans. Would you rather have dictators like Kim Jung-Ill of N. Korea, Mao, or Stalin to be your president ?
205599
I guess the answer is that he was never elected. More or less, they needed a leader, and he stepped up to the plate. I don't even know if they asked him to do it....but i think they did. But there wasn't yet an election protocol set up yet, so that's not really a reason why he shouldn't. He even retired for a while and then came back when they needed someone to help in the war. But he wasn't really "re-elected". In general he was more or less an elected leader, not a president. Someone with the balls to be in charge.
519697
Yes, there was a Soviet Union in WWII. Stalin had purged (murdered) most of the officer corps just prior to the German invasion. The Red Army fell back at first, but then kicked the Nazi's a$$es from Stalingrad on. A couple of indications of the Red Army's might: the Japanese were afraid to fight them even though the USSR was fighting their ally Germany (The Red Army conquered the Japanese in Manchuria and China at the end of the war in a matter of days). The Red Army kept 300 German, Italian and other Axis DIVISIONS tied down, compared to a mere 30 fighting the US, Britain and all the other Allies on the western front.
505565
Any one is welcome to enter the politics irrespective of their family. But the matter of concern is whether Stalin has the leadership qualities and Oratorical Skills that is father has. So only after developing these, can he think of becoming CM. Otherwise Dayanidhi Maran will take over.
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On March 1, 1953, after an all-night dinner with interior minister Lavrenty Beria and future premiers Georgi Malenkov, Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev, Stalin collapsed in his room, having probably suffered a stroke that paralyzed the right side of his body.\n\nAlthough his guards thought it odd that he did not rise at his usual time the next day they were under orders not to disturb him and he was not discovered until that evening. He died four days later, on March 5, 1953, at the age of 74, and was buried on March 9. Officially, the cause of death was listed as a cerebral hemorrhage. His body was preserved in Lenin's Mausoleum until October 31, 1961.\n\nAs part of the process of de-Stalinization, his body was removed from the Mausoleum and buried next to the Kremlin walls.\n\nIt has been suggested that Stalin was assassinated. The ex-Communist exile Avtorkhanov argued this point as early as 1975. The political memoirs of Vyacheslav Molotov, published in 1993, claimed strong evidence that Beria had boasted to Molotov that he poisoned Stalin: "I took him out."\n\nKhrushchev recorded in his memoirs that Beria had, immediately after the stroke, gone about "spewing hatred against [Stalin] and mocking him", and then, when Stalin showed signs of consciousness, dropped to his knees and kissed his hand. When Stalin fell unconscious again, Beria immediately stood and spat.\n\nIn 2003, a joint group of Russian and American historians announced their view that Stalin ingested warfarin, a powerful rat poison that inhibits coagulation of the blood and so predisposes to hemorrhagic stroke (cerebral hemorrhage). Since it is flavorless, warfarin is a plausible weapon of murder. The facts of Stalin's death, however, will probably never be known with certainty.\n\nHis demise arrived at a convenient time for Beria and others, who feared to be swept away in still another purge. It is believed that Stalin felt Beria's power was too great and threatened his own. Whether or not Beria or another usurper was directly responsible for his death, it is true that the politburo did not summon medical attention for him for more than a day after he was found.
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You didn't. He tweaked the system to get "elected" the first time, and somehow managed to get re-elected.\n\nHe's only staying a couple more years though, max. Better luck next time, people - vote wisely. Sigh.
1105034
Nobody capable of getting elected, thats for sure. \n\nYou know how to tell if a politician is lying, yes? Their lips move...........
641510
Do you know what stalin mean in english word?? It means iron fist, That why.
476805
It was actually Stalin's personal decision to end it. People were getting too rich, and they did not care very much about Socialist Principals any more. Neither Stalin nor the Communist Party were interested to lose control over Russia, hence it was decided to cancel the NEP toward the end of the 1920th decade. Cancellation of NEP was the first step of Stalin Power consolidation, Purges and Hunger were to follow.
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In July of 1932, the Nazi party won an impressive 230 seats in the 608 seat Reichstag.  Hitler, the leader of the Nazi party, then demanded that the aging president Paul von Hindenburg appoint him the chancellor of Germany. Hindenburg refused.  Political chaos reigned in the Reichstag and new elections were called in Nov.  Even though the Nazis won fewer seats, they still maintained a noticeable presence in the Reichstag.  Newly appointed chancellor  Kurt von Schleicher was unable to hold together a coalition and resigned.  Hindenburg then appointed Adolf Hitler in Jan. 1933.
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For 33 years he was the leader of the Sovier Union.  Stalin's rule was characterized by a cult of personality, a concentration of power, and little concern for the lives of individual people. Stalin battled his opposition through use of a security apparatus that resulted in numerous deaths of Soviet citizens. Many died in the Gulags and in deportations. Nikita Khrushchev, Stalin's eventual successor, denounced this and the cult of personality in 1956, initiating the process of "de-Stalinization" which later became part of the Sino-Soviet Split.
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Who were they??? Does it matter. Hitler, Stalin, First Disarm then Control the media.
862213
He was Soviet Union's/Russia's communist party leader from 1928 to 1953. \n\nAs far as what he did that was bad, in summary, he basically believed in violence against anyone that opposed his power or his beliefs in government. This included murdering opposing views. He was also responsible for many assassinations of anyone he felt threatened his position of power.\n\nYears ago, I watched an awesome two hour documentary/movie on him with Duvall playing Stalin. It was great and very informative. If my memory serves, I think it is actually called 'Stalin' and you can get it at public libraries.... well you used to could.
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Actually the first one was MEHDI BAZARGAN, he was head of Iran's interim government.\nBut the first elected president was ABOLHASAN BANI SADR.
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He was from Georgia (not the state in the U.S.).  His real name is Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili but he adopted the name "Stalin" because that is the Russian word for "steel".