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'''Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin''' was a Georgian and [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet]] revolutionary and political leader who was the paramount leader of the USSR from 1927 to his death in 1953. Stalin synthesized the ideology of [[Marxism-Leninism]] from the works of [[Karl Marx]], [[Friedrich Engels]] and [[Vladimir Lenin]], which has become the standard for communist parties internationally and the basis for numerous successful proletarian revolutions following. Stalin is a controversial figure in today's political climate, celebrated in the East as a revolutionary hero and derided in the West as a bloodthirsty tyrant.