a good introduction on Joseph Stalin?
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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.
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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".
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He changed his name around 1905 to Stalin.
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one all powerful,controlling ruler who owns an enslaved society and posesses maximum control,there is no privacy and things are done for the good of the state or country ,individuality is prohibited as well as free thought,speech and privacy,people are mere units of a machine\ntry looking up stalins totaliarian society,Gulag by anne applebaum is a good source of info. cites soviet archives for evidence,people were basically publicly executed and arrested and enslaved by the masses,the state owned everything once imprisoned (majority innocent)names were ,personal clothes or belongings were denied people wore shapeless ill fitting clothes and they were all the same,people who refused to wear numbers like nuns had the numbers branded on their chest and made to show up to the mandatory role call everyday naked so their number could be seen,people worked according to a schedule or time table everyminute controlled had to go to the bathroom in front of a room ful of people not allowed to speak in some camps,everyone was seperated from friends and family,all women and children sexually abused,everyone died of famine if something else did not kill them first and they were buried anonymously and died anonymously (no one knew if loved ones were dead or alive ,when where or how they died)and became just part of mass graves or piles of bones that in some areas went on for miles,but they were just units of labor ,the state had two canals or straits dug out by hand,moscow university was built as well as ther amphitheatre,railroad systems were expanded up into rural arctic areas,the whole russian space program including the sputnik ,satellite ,weapons was created and produced alot of technology and when stalin wished , he would veiw a massive group of his population of his society move in synch as one massive unit like they were all just cogs in the wheel of a machine
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Stalin.  This man sent millions to death camps in his own country.  During WWII he didn't have a clue about military tactics and his forces were sent to slaughter.  He had his own soldiers killed.  He granted amnesty to prisoners if they fought in the war and when the war was over, sent them right back to prison.  The atrocities he committed were far beyond those of Hitler and he not only remained in power but was considered a savior by his people.
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try Kenneth Burke about Hitler's rhetoric!\n\nafter a difficult childhood he hated everything so much that he wanted to destroy the world
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Go to your school and your local library. He's a pretty important person, so they should definitely have good books on him. Also, you can go to Wikipedia and check out the bibliography and other sources given on that site. Some of the books listed there are fairly recent, so you should be able to get them easily.
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Stalin of course.  He did not misuse the name of All loving god to kill others.\n\nHe was the most honest of the three
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if you read Russian, read here:\nhttp://history.tuad.nsk.ru/Author/Russ/T/TimchenkoJaJu/golgofa/razd1-1.html\n\nIn brief, he was a Tsarist general who took the bolsheviks' side after the revolution (the first general to do that). Played important role during the civil war, was briefly arrested in 1931, but was released the same year.\n\nIn English you might try to search Bonch-Bruevitch or something similar
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The Black Book of Communism. Its over 800-pages (but there are small chapters and summaries about people such as Castro.)\n\nThis book has world-wide claim, it was written by people who've come from communist countries and have studied it for a living. It's quite brilliant. I've read most of it. It's not pro-communist so if you are a commie, you'll get offended by the truth.\n\n\n\n-\n\nWhy the hell did I get 2 thumbs-down? Does everyone love communism here?
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C\n\nCheck google for some sources, but http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1908/sep/11.htm
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As An introduction, I would suggest wikipedia. There are other sites out there too.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Ivanovich_Lobachevsky
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animal farm was a good book about Stalin's regime and commuism. as u probably already read, not all animals were created equally. the differences showed the ability of the animals to think and their intelligence. the pigs were the most articulate and therefore the obvious leader animals of the barn animals. they could get thier piont across  and could. none of the other animals could write or read as well as the pigs. the speech made by major showed that the animals were not al equal because the pigs sat in the first row, you could see from the begining that pigs thought they were better than the other aniamls.
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The Real Social Impact of Stalin’s Rule over Russia.\n\nThe First Five Year Plan:\n\nBy squeezing profits out of the agricultural sector, heavy industrial production increased from 300-600 percent. \n\nBelieved rapid industrialization was the only way to preserve socialism. \n\nIndustrial labor force was created overnight as men and women were put at work.\n\nThe number of women in the industrial work force tripled in the decade after 1929.\n\nIndustrial production also increased between the years 1929-1932.\n\nStalin forced collectivization and confiscated land. By 1938, private land was almost eliminated. \n\nThe Second Five Year Plan:\n\nSucceeded in reducing the Soviet Union’s dependence on foreign imports (heavy industry, machinery, metal works)\n\nThe industrial development and collectivization brought growing urbanization to the country. \n\nComintern(Communist International):\n\nStalin wanted it to promote the unity of working classes everywhere and cooperate with existing worker organizations. \n\nIt must seek to sever the ties between Communist parties and social democratic parties. \n\nAs a result, socialism in Europe was badly split between communists and democratic socialists. (ruined the triumph of fascists movements; Germany.\n\nThe New Soviet Estate:\n\nStalin was committed to the liberation of women.\n\nTheir double burden became heavier during his reign. \n\nThey held full time jobs while doing household chores and taking care of the children.\n\nThe family was glorified as the mainstay of the socialist order.\n\nThe independence of women was challenged as a threat to Soviet productivity. \n\nMassive Loss of Human Life\n\nBecause of the collectivization, 25 million peasants suffered. At least 5 million peasants died between 1929 and 1932. Collectivization ripped apart village life, ruined families, and sent homeless peasants into exile. \n\nAbout 300,000 people were put to death. (engineers, managers, officers of the navy, etc.)\n\n7 million people were placed in labor camps. \n\nThey dealt a severe blow to the command of the army.\n\nIt also resulted in the shortage of qualified industrial personnel, therefore, slowing growth of industry.
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One only needs to read "Animal Farm" (by George Orwell). On the surface it appears to be just another fairy tale with animals, but it's actually an allegory about the Communist Revolution. The various characters in the book represent real historical figures or organisational entities.
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Marx's conflict thoery is a fun one.  Or Durkheim's on solidarity.  George Ritzer is a great source to start with.