what are good things joseph stalin did during his time of rule?
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wikipedia says, 'it is rediculous to credit (the man) Joseph Stalin with good will'.
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He was God in the flesh. He was a good leader because of that. Not because of something he did.
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The Marshall Plan didn't really do much more than display that the west, capitalism, and democracy were a better choice than communism, and live under Soviet Unions control. They showered the countries that were in financial need, reconstruction, and that were being influenced by communism with whatever they could. Stalin of course chose not accept western aid even if he desperately need help for reconstruction as well, as it would have been a slap in a face for him to accept any western help, with the iron curtain about to fall. Which is what happened. As when he refused western aid for the Soviet Union he also spoke for all the Eastern Bloc under Soviet control. So yes, the Marshall Plan did basically determine their future.\n\nEdit: German occupied countries were mostly liberated and returned to their original borders, or status qou positions, however there was some shift in borders despite nationalities occupying particular territories. I know Soviet Union gained land at the expense of Germany, Finland, Poland and later Japan, as they did agree to enter the war with it, despite the fact that their troops never really saw combat as a result of the atomic bombs.
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Che was a mixed bag. I have che stuff, because he was a fighter for his people and other peoples against the domination by capitalist first world bullies.  He was hardcore. he would shoot any of his men that disobeyed orders.\nhe oversaw executions in cuba.  I respect that he was willing to fight, and was a smart man.  He was an old school marxist. If he was alive today he and I would have very divergent views of what is good for the world/socialism/the poor.\n\nMy favorite thing about Che is that his ticks off the facists.
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Lover\nSacsofonist\nPolitician\nEstablished good relations with Russia\nFunny man
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He joined Lenin and the Bolsheviks to help organize the communist take over of Russia.  He helped to build the red army for the Russian civil war.  Later, he was sent into exile by Stalin after Lenin died.  \nSome more info here:\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/trotsky_leon.shtml\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Trotsky
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Borat said it right! Stalin IS the greatest Emperor of all time, pussies just don't like to admit it because he killed a few million innocent people. He was decisive, bold, energetic, windy, explosive, and not gay. Those adjectives add up to one superb leader! If he were our President today, illegal immigration and terrorism would not be a problem because he would have killed all Spanish and terrorists at birth! Go Stalin Go!
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He was Soviet Union's/Russia's communist party leader from 1928 to 1953. \n\nAs far as what he did that was bad, in summary, he basically believed in violence against anyone that opposed his power or his beliefs in government. This included murdering opposing views. He was also responsible for many assassinations of anyone he felt threatened his position of power.\n\nYears ago, I watched an awesome two hour documentary/movie on him with Duvall playing Stalin. It was great and very informative. If my memory serves, I think it is actually called 'Stalin' and you can get it at public libraries.... well you used to could.
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A dictator with a good  style.
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He used Nigeria's money to do things for himself. He was a dictator. I remember when I was about six years old and he died, my neighbor had a party. Everybody was sooooo happy.
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It was more a political move than anything else.  It was equipped with radio transmitters to show the world that the USSR did it first.
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Stalin's post-war aims was to secure the immediate security needs of the USSR and to establish a base for recovery after the terrible damages of World War II. The war had cost over 20 million Soviet lives and destroyed a large proportion of Soviet industry and Stalin was determined that the Soviet Union be repaid in strategic influence and territory what his country had given in blood. He was especially keen to create a buffer zone of friendly states in Eastern Europe to protect the USSR from further attack from the West. This was to include the Baltic States, Poland, Hungery, Yugoslavia and Romania.\n\nChurchill's main strategy was to ensure the continuation of British-American wartime cooperation which he viewed as vital to mainting British influence on the world. As a keen colonialist, he was also concerned with keeping possesion of British overseas territories, despite increasing stirrings for independence in the immediate post-war period. He was keen to counter the rise of the USSR, particularly it's growing influence in Eastern Europe.\n\nRoosevelt wanted to adopt a modified form of Woodrow Wilson's idealist international vision. He acted early towards creating a United Nations to guarentee collective security, but one that was based on the principles of power politics (in the form of a Security Council). He was keen to try and maintain the wartime alliance as he viewed this as the main avenue for peace being preserved, but scholars differed over how much he trusted Stalin and was willing to accomodate him.
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Open the China to the World. Open it up. The Communist Era and The Socialist Era were over.
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Check out:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong
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Stalin wanted it to promote the unity of working classes everywhere and cooperate with existing worker organizations.
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I would say Lennin. \n\nUnder his leadership the Russian Revolution too place and started the great communist experiment. He did not rule like Stalin, but he did know what he wanted for his beloved Russia.
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She was Stalin's daughter. She escaped from Russia and came to India and also married an Indian. She has also written an autobiography, I read it long time ago fo I don;t remember if it was an autobiography or a biography. Anyways, that woman went through a lot.