Short biography on Joseph Stalin, a world leader.

Joseph Stalin was a dictator of the U.S.S.R from 1929 until 1953. He rose from poverty to become ruler of the country that covered one sixth of all the land area of the world. Stalin had unusual personality traits, he was very intimidating (productive and feared), influential (spreading Stalinism), and very dominating (control over industry). Stalin ruled by intimidation for most of his years in office. He didn't allow anybody to say anything about …

…industries in Russia were under the control of the government. He made a Five-Year Plan to restrict production of consumer goods, and authorize in state-owned mines, industry, railroads, and energy resources. Russia became an industrialized strength with Stalin's help, but took serious consequences with the deaths of many. All in all Stalin might have been influential and dominating, but in the end, the people were given less freedom than in the era of the czar.