Stalin was born on December 18, 1878.Joseph was born in Gori Georgia, Russia.Born on December 18, 1879, in Gori, Georgia, Joseph Stalin rose to power as …show more content…
He impacted society throughout the world by not just instilling fear in millions but by also making many beneficial reforms that in some ways help than hinder. Stalin was Premier of Russia, between 1949 and 1953. The confusing nature behind this man is the misconceptions the western knowledge has of him. Many see Hitler of Germany as a man that killed so many. However, statistics show that Stalin actually murdered, “Stalin himself is responsible for almost 43,000,000 of these. Most of the deaths, perhaps around 39,000,000 are due to lethal forced labor in gulag and transit thereto.” (Rummel). While Hitler, killed around, “murdered from 15,003,000 to 31,595,000 people, most likely 20,946,000…” (Rummel). Westerners due to the nature of the Russians do not generally remember Stalin’s impact on society of murdering millions during the Cold War as being completely secretive. However, even though Stalin killed millions, he is attributed to many reforms throughout the then Soviet Union that would last throughout the Soviet foothold and