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Joseph Stalin Research Paper

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On December eighteenth 1879 in Gori, Georgia, Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (Joseph Stalin) was born into a large family. Stalin had two brothers, Georgy Jughashvili, born one year before Stalin, and Mikhail Jughashvili, born three years before Stalin. Stalin's father, Besarion Jughashvili was a cobbler though later became an alcoholic later becoming a vagrant. Stalin’s mother, Ketevan Geladze worked as a washerwoman.
Stalin’s childhood seems to be what formed him into the person he became. When Stalin was only five, his father left him and his mother. At the age of seven Stalin contracted smallpox, leaving his face scarred. With the scars on Stalin's face the other children often teased him. Stalin and his family experienced poverty that was widespread throughout Russia during the nineteenth century. …show more content…

Stalin’s mother being a devout Russian Orthodox Christian wanted Stalin to become a priest. Stalin's mother enrolled him into the Gori Church School in 1888, when Stalin was only eight years old. At the school, Stalin excelled, receiving excellent grades and joining the school’s choir. Stalin graduated six years later in July 1894 almost at the top of his class.
In 1894, Stalin received a scholarship to the Tiflis Theological Seminary. During stalin’s time at the Seminary he didn’t dedicate his time to studying rather revolutionary activities. Stalin became associated with Messame Dassy, a secret organization that supported Georgian independence from Russia. Through the people at Messame Dassy he was introduced to the ideas of Karl Marx and Engels (the theory and practice of communism). When the Seminary found out about Stalin's revolutionary involvement Stalin was

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