04/29/2002 Saddam vs. Stalin Since the beginning of the world‚ there has been an ongoing cycle of tyrannical leaders that have ruled their lands with an evil hand. Since the beginning of the twentieth century we have seen perhaps the deadliest dictators of them all. Stalin’s regime in the 1930’s and 1940’s in the Soviet Union and Saddam’s regime in the present day Iraq share an exceptionally strong similarity. In order to understand the similarities between Stalin and Saddam‚ we must go back
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’collective leadership’ which would prevent corruption and idealisation which went against Marxism. This very idealisation brought the cult of Stalin. Whilst he was recognised as a leader by communist party members‚ with some influence it became adapted by the soviet people who were manipulated into thinking no wrong could come from their God like figure Stalin. The psychology of adulation played a key role in he creation of the cult. Many historians believe that as the cult grew‚ it became harder to
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org/C0112205/stalinsrussia.html http://ibatpv.org/projects/soviet_union/stalins%20impact%20on%20society.htm http://www.gendercide.org/case_stalin.html Essay It was said by many that Stalin was a great and successful leader‚ however‚ though he was successful in industrialising Russia‚ Stalin proved to be a cruel‚ merciless leader to his people. The economic growth of Russia under Stalin’s rule was abundant‚ but the human loss was devastating. Stalin was also very paranoid and took great measures in the purging
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Joseph Stalin dominated the soviet scene to a degree unequaled in the United States by Truman or even Roosevelt. Stalin was born in the Russian empire’s southern province of Georgia in 1879. He began studying for the priesthood but was thrown out of seminary for revolutionary activity and some believe because of laziness. After the 1917 Bolshevik revolution he climbed to prominence in the new ruling communist party thanks to his administrative skills and adroit political maneuvering and building
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“Germany will either be a world power or will not be at all.” Hitler who came from a very troubled and abusive family was a man who was very enthused with power. Many people think his troubled childhood led to this constant need for power. He went as far as he could to guarantee that power. He didn’t just want to be powerful though. He wanted to be on top of it all‚Hitler wanted the most power. Many people question how he got that power. Adolf Hitler rose to power by using his charm and intellect
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up. In November of 1917‚ Lenin and his communist followers known as the Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government and set a communist government in Russia. However‚ in 1924‚ Lenin died and Josef Stalin assumed leadership of the Soviet Union‚ which was the name for the communist Russia. Stalin was a ruthless leader who brought many changes to the Soviet Union. Stalin’s goal was to transform the Soviet Union into a modern superpower and spread communism throughout the world‚ and he was determined
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Hitler and Stalin will probably go down in history as two of the greatest known evil leaders of the 20th Century. You might ask what could bring two men to become the menaces they were. What kind of upbringing would cause someone to turnout the way they did. This report will compare the two through there adolescence till the end of their teenage years. December 21‚ 1879 at Gori in Georgia‚ Joseph Stalin is born. Ten years later on April 20‚ 1889‚ Adolph Hitler is given birth to at Braunanu
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victory in the power struggle between 1924 and 1929 the result of the popularity of his policies? Even though Stalin’s victory in the power struggle was partly due to his popular policies‚ it was not just this that allowed Stalin also because of the mistakes made by other rivals and factors that played into his hands. For example Trotsky was a former menshevik which helped Stalin accuse him of not been a true Bolshevik. There are many reasons that suggest Stalin’s victory in the power struggle was
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most powerful dictators. He was responsible for World War II and the death of millions. Hitler saw a nation in despair and used this as an opportunity to gain political power. He saw a nation of unemployed and hungry citizens and promised them economic prosperity in return for absolute power. Someone once said "The Nazis rose to power on the empty stomachs of the German people". <br> <br>Hitler was born in Austria-Hungary in 1889. His father‚ Alois Hitler‚ worked in Austrian customs service. Hitler
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give him power” (Lincoln). Abraham Lincoln explained that hardships are a part of man’s life and many great achievements are attained by overcoming the difficulties faced in our lifetime. However‚ the test of man’s character comes through the handling of power. A righteous and moral man wills not exploit its power as opposed to corrupt leader who will pursue his self-interests by misusing his power. Such assumptions can be made with the ruthless and mass murderer dictator‚ Joseph Stalin and the cruel
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