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Stalin codified his interpretation of Marxism as Marxism–Leninism, while the totalitarian political system he established is known as Stalinism. Born into a poor Georgian family in Gori , Russian Empire, Stalin attended the Tiflis Theological Seminary before joining the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party .
[95] Stalin's Politburo also issued directives on quotas for mass arrests and executions. [96] Under Stalin, the death penalty was extended to adolescents as young as 12 years old in 1935. [97] [98] [99] After that, several trials, known as the Moscow Trials, were held, but the procedures were replicated throughout the country.
Stalin's revelation made Zinoviev, in particular, very unpopular with many inside the Communist Party. Trotsky remained silent throughout this Congress. In early 1926, Zinoviev and Kamenev drew closer to Trotsky and the Left Opposition, forming an alliance that became known as the United Opposition. The United Opposition demanded, among other ...
According to Peter Rutland (1993), with the death of Stalin, "this was still an oppressive regime, but not a totalitarian one." [ 4 ] This view is echoed by Igor Krupnik (1995), "The era of 'social engineering' in the Soviet Union ended with the death of Stalin in 1953 or soon after; and that was the close of the totalitarian regime itself."
The biography delves into Joseph Stalin's formative years, exploring his transformation from a poverty-stricken, idealistic youth to a cunning and formidable figure in Russian history. Suny examines Stalin's early life in the Caucasus, tracing his evolution from a Georgian nationalist to a ruthless political operative within the Bolshevik ...
Stalin allied himself with fellow Soviet politicians Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev. [ 3 ] The book contains the written text of nine lectures Stalin delivered to trainee party activists at Sverdlov Communist University , and was the first work produced by Stalin since the 1917 October Revolution .
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Nikolai Sidorovich Vlasik (Russian: Никола́й Си́дорович Вла́сик; 22 May 1896 – 18 June 1967) was a ranking Soviet state security (NKVD-NKGB-MGB) officer, Lieutenant-General, best known as head of Joseph Stalin's personal security from 1931 to 1952.