This site provides links to news articles concerning Joseph Stalin's life, his political career, and his legacy.

An in-depth biography of former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Content includes information on his childhood and early years, his rise to power after Lenin's death, his policy of collectivisation, his consolidation of absolute power by the...

The History Channel provides a biographical look at the Russian dictator Joseph Stalin, beginning with his early career, rise to power, time as a Soviet leader, and the partial dismantling of his police state in the years after his death.

Read a portion of President Truman's diary where he reflected on his first meeting with Soviet Marshall Joseph Stalin just before the conference at Potsdam. In addition, there are photographs of Truman with Stalin and the desk Truman...

This site provides an extensive biography on Joseph Stalin. Content also includes several other lectures from prestigious colleges and universities on Joseph Stalin.

A biography detailing the life of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.

During W.W.II, Russia and Germany had an agreement not to attack each other. Germany did not honor that agreement. The Premier of Russia, Joseph Stalin, asked for help from the U.S. and Great Britain. Use this site to see how that was...

Biographical sketch of Joseph Stalin and his tyrannical, brutal reign of the Soviet Union during WWII until his death in 1953.

A website containing the biography of Joseph Stalin who was the leader of the communist Soviet Union during World War II and beyond.

This site examines Joseph Stalin's role in the development of the Cold War and his culpability. Links to worksheets, timelines, and primary source documents are provided.

An overview of the rule of Joseph Stalin can be found in this biographical article of the former Soviet ruler.

The text of Stalin's speech on November 7, 1941 for the 24th anniversary celebration of the October Socialist Revolution.

A description of policies enacted in the Soviet Union prior to World War II by dictator Joseph Stalin.

Describes the repression implemented by Joseph Stalin to maintain tight control of Russia. It was a reign of arrests and execution.

A nice Ibiblio.org site which details the political terror of Joseph Stalin's reign from 1927-1939. It also gives details on the murder of Sergei Kirov.

This site provides a brief biography of Joseph Stalin from his brief studies at Tiflis Orthodox Theological Seminary to his brutal, dictatorial reign over the Soviet Union from 1924 - 1953.

In March 1953, Joseph Stalin, who had ruled the Soviet Union since 1928, died at the age of 73. His feared minister of internal affairs, Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria, was subsequently shot for treason. Nikita Khrushchev then became first...

This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Joseph Stalin.

This site from the Mount Holyoke College provides a list of numerous links to sources covering a broad range of topics on Stalin.

An overview of the rule of Joseph Stalin can be found in this biographical article of the former Soviet ruler.

Stalin introduced collectivization of farms in 1927 whereby the peasants were brutalized by 1932 the same tactics were used on artists who did not represent the party line.

The article from the Hoover Digest provides accounts of the falsification of photographs, art, and records in Stalinist Russia from a book by David King, "the Commissar Vanishes."

Transcripts of Stalin's speech on Red Square celebrating the 24th anniversary of 1917 revolution. Within his speech, he speaks frequently of WWII and the battles with Germany.

Contains letters of correspondence of Roosevelt and Truman with Stalin on Lend Lease and other aid to the Soviet Union.