JOSEPH STALIN
1879 - 1953

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union had Stalin as their secretary-general from 1922 until the end of Stalin's life. In 1941, Stalin became premier of the Soviet Union. Dictator, in effect.

He might or might not have died of natural causes.

Read about an interview with Stalin's grandson, article provided by the San Francisco Chronicle.

Read about a Stalin TV series that divides the Russian audience, article provided by the History News Network.

The Russian Memorial human rights group put together a list of more than 2.6 million names of victims of Stalin's mass killings. All in all, it is believed that approx 12 million people were murdered.

And here is the Joseph Stalin Timeline