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Hey guys does anyone know anything about Stalin? I have a couple questions for a research!

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin

Answer 2

tell me some specific questions and i will tr to answer them

Answer 3

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/joseph_stalin.htm

Answer 4

nice cheeto that was a good link

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i always use for history lol

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Consequences or repercussions STalin faced during the great massive distructions?

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I hate wiki but this one is good; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin

Answer 8

that is what i just posted...

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http://www.wsws.org/exhibits/1937/lecture1.htm

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read that ^

Answer 11

Oh sorry, Idddin't read your post lol

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lol, np

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Thanks Guys :D ! You're all awesome.. lol

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Stalin knew that Russia needed a strong army. However, such was his fear of 'enemies within', that he purged the Red Army of most of its senior commanders. Only one marshal out of five was left alive and the Red Army became all but leaderless. It was a massive army but it was like a huge body with no brain to it. Hence when Hitler launched 'Operation Barbarossa' in June 1941, the Red Army was all but swept aside by the Wehrmacht.

Despite the Germans reaching the outskirts of Moscow, Stalin did not leave his capital and played his part in defending his country against the Wehrmacht. As Commissar of Defence, Stalin ordered those who fought in the battle at Stalingrad not to give an inch to the Germans and he was very much the leader of his nation throughout the war. Recent released records from Russia does show Stalin's other side, however. The heroics of the people of Leningrad - besieged by the Germans between September 1941 and January 1944 - was recognised by many people as a feat of huge heroism. For the duration of the siege, the city's leaders had to make their own decisions as they were frequently cut off from Moscow and could not follow orders from Moscow. Such an independent spirit was not tolerated by Stalin and after the war, those city leaders of Leningrad during the war were dealt with by Stalin in what was effectively a second purge of those he did not trust.

During the war, Stalin met the other 'Big Two' - Winston Churchill and F D Roosevelt. It was at these conferences that the origins of the Cold War were sown especially as Stalin had not been invited to the meeting at Casablanca which did a great deal to arouse Stalin's suspicions as to what the others were planning. General George Patton so distrusted Stalin that he wanted the Allies in the west of Europe to take on the Russians when it was clear that the Germans had been beaten.

Stalin was especially angered when the atomic bomb was used on Hiroshima. President Truman had told him that America had a new and potent weapon but had said no more. The massive power of 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man' completely altered the Arms Race that Stalin's Russia had been winning regarding conventional weaponry - few tanks could equal the T-34 while manpower was no object. The Stormavik was a well respected fighter plane as well. But all this counted for little after the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. With bomber bases easy to build in western Europe, Stalin knew that Moscow could be a potential target and he had to adapt his foreign policy accordingly.

After the end of the war, Stalin's position in Russia had been elevated by his leadership of the nation in its time of need. He maintained an iron grip on Russia and the east European satellites Russia controlled, until his death in March 1953.