Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Soviet Union for nearly a quarter of a century. His rule is infamous for his use of police terror and the frequent mass murders of his own people. His great leadership for the Soviet Union defeated Germany's Nazi party, during the Great Patriotic War. By burning the Nazis agricultural crops and eliminating a main source of food the Soviet army forced the Nazis to withdraw from WWII. After this attack Joseph Stalin claimed the Soviet Union to be the 2nd super power in the world. In 1953 Joseph Stalin died, but the Soviet Unions power continued for four decades after his death. The leadership of Joseph Stalin during the second world war to force the Nazis to withdraw, had a huge impact on ending the war. It was him who changed the Soviet Union and making it a powerful nation.