Josef Stalin: The Iron Fist
From his unlikely beginnings, to becoming one of the most notorious and feared leaders on the planet, Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin, commonly known as Joseph Stalin, was a Georgian revolutionary and political leader who ran the Soviet Union with an iron fist. Join us as we document his life, trials, and tribulations during the rise of the Russian Soviet Union. This is the Soviet's big man of steel.
From his unlikely beginnings, to becoming one of the most notorious and feared leaders on the planet, Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin, commonly known as Joseph Stalin, was a Georgian revolutionary and political leader who ran the Soviet Union with an iron fist. Join us as we document his life, trials, and tribulations during the rise of the Russian Soviet Union. This is the Soviet's big man of steel.
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