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...

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...

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

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.

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 Fordham University gives the original text of a reply from Stalin to Churchill in 1946. This text deals with England's view of communism in Europe.

Describes the Bolshevist Economic Model which was founded by Joseph Stalin.

This article discusses Stalin's plans for Russia following World War II and examines how his decisions helped bring about the Cold War.

A detailed summary of Stalin's Great Purges during the 1930s. Gives some information on Nikolai Yezhov, head of the NKVD from 1936-1938 (which was the most intense period of the purges).

Describes the invasion of Poland in 1939 by the Germans with the support of Stalin's army.

This article surveys Soviet Union and its leader Nikita Khrushchev, who eventually wielded virtually supreme power after the death of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in 1953.

This article briefly describes the purges through which Stalin gained his total control over almost every aspect of Soviet life.

This site provides insight into the shortage of housing that occurred in the Soviet Union during Stalin's reign.

This economic history of the Soviet Union examines the eras of Lenin and Stalin and postwar policy under Khrushchev, Brezhnev, and the reform period of Gorbachev.

This overview of Soviet economic policy after WWII looks at the command or planned economies and decisions of Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, and Gorbachev.

Describes how the Soviets under Stalin managed to infiltrate Eastern European countries and establish Communist governments, dividing the continent into East and West with a symbolic Iron Curtain separating the two. America scrambled to...

Thousands of Russians volunteered their services to the Germans in their war against the Soviet Union. This article discusses the various volunteer units organized.

This site from ibiblio.org gives information about the historical relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States. After reading the summary on this page, click on the links at the bottom of the page to read about early...

A detailed article on the life of Vladimir Lenin. Discusses his life before becoming the leader of the Soviet Union, his political accomplishments as a leader and his death.