Stalin was mainly responsible for shaping the leadership and movement of the communist party after l945, when World War II was over. Stalin was born in Gori, (presently the republic of Georgia) in l879, under the name of Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. Stalin's father abused him terribly and at age 11, Stalin was fatherless. His mother expressed her desire that Stalin enter a theological seminary by his teenage years, which he did. Stalin was kicked out in l899, because of his growing belief in Marxism, instead of Christianity. He later became a member of Marxist functions, and then in l903, joined the extremist Bolsheviks. He married soon after, but his first wife died of tuberculosis within three years. Stalin married for the second time in l9l9, and had a son and a daughter. It is said that his second wife killed herself or that possibly Stalin murdered her.Stalin had a very rebellious nature, was arrested many times, and was banished to Siberia at one period in his life. Some said that Stalin was a professional revolutionary. He was ruthless, committing murder, robbery and uprisings in labor disputes, especially in the Baku working centers.He was a man of many words and, therefore, served very well writing for the Bolshevik newspaper. He changed his name by l9l0 to Stalin, which meant 'man of steel.' (http://www.pathfinder.com/time/special/moy/html.)3It was in l922, that Joseph Stalin became well known and held the title, Secretary General of Communist Party. Vladimir Lenin, the leader before Stalin, made it known in one of his writings before he died, that Stalin should not be in power because of his viciousness. Lenin felt that a man by the name of Trotsky should take power instead. Lenin was accurate in his belief, but Stalin managed to hide the writing. Along with two other parties of the Politburo, Trotsky lost his bid to power. Lenin had thought Trotsky to be the better man. Stalin then turned on several w...
