R.I.P.

Joseph Stalin

1878 – 1953

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Architect of the Gulag and Holodomor

Soviet dictator whose Great Purge executed or imprisoned millions of perceived enemies. Engineered the Holodomor famine in Ukraine, killing 3-7 million. The Gulag system imprisoned 18 million, with 1.5-1.8 million deaths in camps.

Why They're Here

Transformed the Soviet state into an engine of mass death through political terror, engineered famine, and forced labor. The Holodomor is recognized as genocide by multiple nations.