Joseph Stalin

After his brutal rise to power he embarked on his ruthless enforced collectivisation programmes and deliberate use of starvation, murder and labour camps to enforce his power and control over the population. Perhaps 7 million or more were shot with a total suppression of about 50 million under Stalin.

Josef Vissariónovitch Stalin, nascido Iossif Vissariónovitch Djugashvili foi secretário-geral do Partido Comunista da União Soviética e do Comitê Central a partir de 1922 até a sua morte em 1953, sendo assim o líder da União Soviética.