Joseph Stalin
Politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953.
The record
Joseph Stalin was a politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953. Born on 18 December 1878 in Gori, Stalin died on 5 March 1953 in Kuntsevo Dacha at the age of 74.
Positions held include Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1917–1953), General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1934) and Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1934–1953). Stalin studied at Tbilisi Theological Seminary and Gori school. Honours include Order of the Red Banner, Order of the Red Star and Order of the Red Banner, among 16 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 279 languages, Joseph Stalin is No. 42 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 18 December 1878, Gori
- Died
- 5 March 1953, Kuntsevo Dacha (aged 74)
- Country
- Russian Empire
- Known as
- Politician, revolutionary, opinion journalist
- Nickname
- Uncle Joe
- Field
- Politics
- Party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Mesame Dasi
- Education
- Tbilisi Theological Seminary, Gori school
- Height
- 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
- Languages
- Georgian, Russian
- Children
- 6
- Wikipedia editions
- 279
Did you know
Was 39 when first member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1917).
Lived to 74.
Shares a birthday with Steven Spielberg and Brad Pitt.
One of 14 people in the Index born in Gori, with Lasha Shavdatuashvili.
Has a Wikipedia article in 279 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1917–1953Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee
- 1922–1934General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- 1934–1953Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- 1938–Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
- 1938–1946Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
- 1938–1947Member of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
- 1941–1946Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
- 1941–1946People's Commissar for Defense
- 1946–1953Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR
- 1946–1950Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
- 1946–1947Minister of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union
- 1947–1951Member of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
- 1950–1953Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
Connections
- FatherBesarion Jughashvili
- MotherKeke Geladze
- SpouseEkaterina Svanidze
- SpouseNadezhda Alliluyeva
- SiblingJoseph Davrichachvili
- SiblingMikhail Jughashvili
- SiblingGiorgi Jughashvili
- ChildYakov Dzhugashvili
- Childunnamed boy Jughashvili (1916)
- ChildAlexander Davydov
- ChildVasily Dzhugashvili
- ChildArtem Sergeev
6 have a profile here.
Honours and works
Awards
- Order of the Red Banner1919
- Order of the Red Star1922
- Order of the Red Banner1930
- Hero of Socialist Labour1939
- Order of Lenin1939
- Time Person of the Year1939
- Time Person of the Year1942
- Order of Suvorov, 1st class1943
- Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"1943
- Order of the Republic1943
- Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–19451943
- Order of Victory1944
- Order of the Red Banner1944
- Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"1944
- Hero of the Soviet Union1945
- Order of Victory1945
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