Does Djilas, who is himself a writer, not know what human suffering and the human heart are? Can't he understand it if a soldier who has crossed thou… - Joseph Stalin
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Does Djilas, who is himself a writer, not know what human suffering and the human heart are? Can't he understand it if a soldier who has crossed thousands of kilometers through blood and fire and death has fun with a wench or takes some trifle?
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; 21 December {9 December Old Style} 1879 – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He served as both General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1952) and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1941–1953). Despite initially governing the country as part of a collective leadership, he ultimately consolidated power to become the Soviet Union's dictator by the 1930s. A communist ideologically committed to the Leninist interpretation of Marxism, Stalin formalised these ideas as Marxism–Leninism while his own policies are known as Stalinism. He was the father of Svetlana Alliluyeva.
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Also Known As
Pen Names:
Сталин
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Staline
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Koba
Native Name:
იოსებ ბესარიონის ძე ჯუღაშვილი
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Иосиф Виссарионович Джугашвили
Also Known As:Uncle Joe
Alternative Names:
Ioseb Besarionis dze Dzhugashvili
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Stalin
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Josef Stalin
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Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin
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Joseph Vissarionovitch Stalin
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Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili
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Joey Stalin
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Yosif Dzhugashvili
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Ioseb Jugashvili
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Ioseb Dzhugashvili
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General Secretary Joseph Stalin
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General Secretary Stalin
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Stavros Papadopoulos
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We must finally understand that of all the precious capital in the world, the most precious capital, the most decisive capital, is human beings [...]. Cadres decide everything! (A more accurate translation, with respect to the context, might read: "Cadres are the key to everything")
Life has improved, comrades. Life has become more joyous.
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