Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin, the Soviet tyrant, is always of the top most brutal dictators in modern history. After Lenin's passing in the 1920s, he became increasingly powerful. Stalin implemented a series of Five-Year plans to industrialize the nation and compelled the collectivization of agriculture, which resulted in widespread famine. With a sharp decline in consumer goods, this plan focused on boosting heavy industries and collectivizing agriculture.

The "Great Terror" followed, with purge after purge of the party apparatus and society, sending millions to the Gulags, where they died or were sent there for forced labor, with a horrifying death rate. This ensured the underwhelming performance and horrifying losses in the early stages of World War II.

He contributed to the deaths of around three million people in Ukraine. He either took possession of the land or put any farmer opponents to death. He had another horrific dread planned for the nation in the early 1950s, but mercifully he passed away before he could carry it out.

Born: December 18, 1878

Died: March 5, 1953

Country: Russia