Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin [f] [g] (born Dzhugashvili; [h] 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician, revolutionary and political theorist who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953.

Apr 18, 2013 · I read here that Stalin's nickname was Koba. What does it mean and where does it come from? Also, was anyone still allowed to use it in the later years when Stalin became Gen Sec?

Nov 18, 2010 · Some nicknames were perhaps less revered by Stalin. Dissenters labelled him the “Little father of the peoples”, in a reference to his relatively short 5ft4 height. He was described by Harry S. Truman as a “little squirt”.

Origin of Name, Nicknames and Pseudonyms. Stalin's original Georgian name is transliterated as "Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili" (Georgian: იოსებ ბესარიონის ძე ჯუღაშვილი).

Joseph Stalin, who took over the administration of the Soviet Union with the death of Lenin in January 1924, is one of the leaders about whom the most books have been written, a revolutionary according to some, and a ruthless dictator according to others.

Aug 22, 2023 · Joseph "Stalin", from the Russian word "stal' " (meaning "steel"), was the name adopted by Ioseb Vissarionovich Jugashvili as he rose to power in the Soviet Union. His nickname was the ironic...

Among his friends he was sometimes known by his childhood nickname "Soso" – a Georgian diminutive form of the name "Ioseb". Stalin is also reported to have used at least a dozen other nicknames, pseudonyms and aliases such as "Josef Besoshvili"; "Ivanov"; "A. Ivanovich"; "Soselo" (a youthful nickname - Georgian სოსელო may mean ...

The name “Stalin” (derived from combining Russian stal, “steel” with “Lenin”) originally was a conspirative nickname; however, it stuck to him and he continued to call himself Stalin after the Russian Revolution.

Aug 19, 2023 · Throughout his life, Joseph Stalin had a number of nicknames, most prominent of which was his chosen surname, "Stalin", meaning "steel", which he adopted just before the outbreak of World War I.

Stalin (masculine, Russian: Сталин) or Stalina (feminine, Russian: Сталина) is a given name and a surname. It is strongly associated with Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.