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In 1888, Stalin enrolled at the Gori Church School [10] [11] where he excelled. [12] He faced health problems: an 1884 smallpox infection left him with facial scars, [ 13 ] and at age 12 he was seriously injured when he was struck by a phaeton , causing a lifelong disability in his left arm.
Joseph Stalin, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952 and Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1941 until his death in 1953, governed the country as a dictator from the late 1920s until his death.
The article resulted in members of the Russian Orthodox Church petitioning to reopen closed churches, gain access to jobs that had been closed to them as religious figures, and the attempt to run religious candidates in the 1937 elections. [4] Article 125 of the constitution guaranteed freedom of speech of the press and freedom of assembly.
Another view of Stalin (1994), a highly favorable view from a Maoist historian; Service, Robert. Stalin: A Biography (2004), along with Tucker the standard biography; Tucker, Robert C. Stalin as Revolutionary, 1879–1929 (1973) Tucker, Robert C (1990), Stalin in Power, New York: WW Norton, archived from the original on 2000-07-07
Service praised Suny for challenging conventional narratives about Stalin's intelligence and political acumen, presenting him as a dedicated Marxist intellectual and leader. However, Service critiqued the book's conclusion for offering a somewhat tired analysis of Stalin in 1917 and for failing to fully explore the political partnership between ...
A Dallas-area megachurch accepted the resignation of senior pastor Robert Morris on Tuesday after allegations of a past inappropriate relationship with a 12-year-old surfaced last week.
(The Center Square) – After Republicans won races statewide, especially in South Texas, the chair of the Texas Democratic Party, Gilberto Hinojosa, said he plans to resign next year after ...
At Cross Timbers, which reportedly has a congregation of around 3,000, Josiah Anthony resigned after elders received a report of "inappropriate communication" with a female former church member.