STALIN

Stalin and his use of the Orthodox Church

Stalin and his use of the Orthodox Church

Introduction

Joseph Stalin worked his way from a poor peasant to the ruler of the largest country in the world. He helped overthrow the Tsarist government, win the Russian civil war, industrialize Russia, defeat Hitler in World War II. Stalin entered the Russian political scene when the working class was angry with Tsar Nicholas II for unacceptable living conditions that resulted from Russia's horrible and embarrassing losses due to a war with Japan. Joseph joined the Social Democratic Labour Party, and organized strikes and protests ...