Stalin spent his first year after the revolution building his post as a general secretary which would secretly be the most powerful one. After Vladimir Lenin's death in 1924 Stalin battled with the left and right wing to get control of the country. The final plan of Stalin's rise to power was the ordered assassination of Trotsky. Stalin then took control of the country.
Joseph was known for Mass murders it was estimated that he killed 20 million people. During ww2 Stalin made a pact with Germany which divided Germany into two powers. in 1941 hitler broke the pact and invaded Russia.
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