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Stalin Birth
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Expelled
Stalin was expelled from the seminary for missing exams, although he claimed it was for Marxist propaganda. -
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Exiled
He was arrested multiple times between 1902 and 1913, and subjected to imprisonment and exile in Siberia. -
Married
Stalin married Ekaterina “Kato” Svanidze, a seamstress. -
Rise to Power
Lenin appointed Stalin to serve on the first Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party. -
A Win for Stalin
The Bolsheviks seized power during the Russian Revolution. -
Married Again
Stalin married his second wife, Nadezhda “Nadya” Alliluyeva, the daughter of a Russian revolutionary. -
Secretary General
He became secretary general of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. -
Lenin Dead
After Lenin's death, Stalin won control of the Communist Party. -
5 Year Plan
Stalin launched his five year plan intended to transform the Soviet Union from a peasant society into an industrial superpower. -
Dictatorship
Stalin became dictator. -
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Great Purge
A series of campaigns designed to rid the Communist Party, the military and other parts of Soviet society from those Stalin considered a threat. -
Stalin Death