Stalin

[stah-lin, -leen, stal-in, stah-lyin]

noun

1. Joseph V. Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili, 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.

2. a former name of Donetsk.

3. former name of Varna.

4. former name of Braşov.

Stalin

¹

/ ˈstɑːlɪn /

noun

1. Also called: Stalino. a former name (from after the Revolution until 1961) of Donetsk

2. the former name (1950–61) of Braşov

3. the former name (1949–56) of Varna

Stalin

²

/ ˈstɑːlɪn /

noun

1. Joseph . original name Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili . 1879–1953, Soviet leader; general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–53). He succeeded Lenin as head of the party and created a totalitarian state, crushing all opposition, esp in the great purges of 1934–37. He instigated rapid industrialization and the collectivization of agriculture and established the Soviet Union as a world power

Example Sentences

Hitler and Stalin enforced rigid ideological conformity and unleashed ruthless violence against dissenters.

From Salon

“If that happens, that is exactly what Mr. Stalin wants.”

From Los Angeles Times

In 1973, Glass attended a showing of Wilson’s “The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin,” which ran for 12 hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

In June, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin called the federal government's refusal to publish Mr Ramakrishnan's report an "onslaught on Tamil culture and pride".

From BBC

There were show trials in Stalin’s Russia and other authoritarian regimes.

From Salon

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