New translation of Domenico Losurdo's Stalin History and Critique of a

He oversaw the war machine that helped defeat nazism and was the supreme ruler of the soviet union for a quarter of a century.. Despite initially governing the country as part of a collective leadership, he.

Joseph stalin ruled the soviet union for more than two decades, instituting a reign of death and terror while modernizing russia and helping to defeat nazism.. He held office as the general secretary of the communist party from 1922 to 1952 and as the premier from 1941 until his death.