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Former Premier of the Soviet Union

Joseph Stalin, the former Premier of the Soviet Union, was born on December 18, 1878, and died on March 5, 1953. He was the leader of the Soviet Communist Party and had a profound impact on the political, economic, and military development of the Soviet Union.

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“Having consolidated its power, and taking the lead of the peasantry, the proletariat of the victorious country can and must build a socialist society.”

Country Socialist Proletariat

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“What would happen if capital succeeded in smashing the Republic of Soviets? There would set in an era of the blackest reaction in all the capitalist and colonial countries, the working class and the oppressed peoples would be seized by the throat, the positions of international communism would be lost.”

Ifs Country Happens Would Be Lost Class Position International Reactions Communism Eras Republic Throat Capitalist Oppressed Working Class Smashing

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“We Marxists believe that revolution will occur in other countries, as well. But it will occur at a time when it will be considered possible or necessary by revolutionaries of those countries.”

Believe Wells Country Revolution Revolutionary Other Countries Marxist

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“Each country, if it so desires, will make its own revolution. And if no such desire exists, no revolution will occur.”

Ifs Country Desire Revolution

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“For instance, our country wanted to effect a revolution, and did effect it, and now we are building a new classless society.”

Country Wanted Effects Building Revolution Instance Our Country Classless Society

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“To assert that we desire to bring about revolution in other countries, by interfering with their lives, is to speak of something which does not exist and which we never preach.”

Doe Country Life Is Desire Speak Revolution Other Countries Interfere

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“Obviously these [white-guard] emigres enjoy the right of asylum existing also in the U.S. So far as we are concerned we would never tolerate a single terrorist in our territory regardless against whom he would contemplate his crimes. Apparently the right of asylum receives broader interpretation in the U.S.A. than in our country.”

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“Are there no American citizens sympathizing with whiteguard emigres who conduct propaganda in favor of capitalism, against the Soviets? Then what does the point involve? The point is not to assist these persons, not to finance their activities. The point is that officials of both countries should not interfere in the internal affairs of the other country.”

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“Our Soviet society is socialist because private ownership of factories, plants, land, banks and means of transportation has been abolished in our country, and replaced by public ownership.”

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“Direct elections on the spot to all representative organs, up to the supreme organ, are a better guarantee of the interests of the working population of our boundless country.”

Country Interest Direct Election Population Supreme Spots Guarantees Organs Representatives Boundless

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“Not a few organizations exist in our country which function poorly. Sometimes it happens that this or that local government or organ have to satisfy one or another of the many-sided and ever increasing demands of the working population of town and countryside.”

Country Sometimes Government Happens Demand Organization Function Towns Population Locals Our Country Organs Countryside Local Government

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“World dictatorship can be established only when the victory of socialism has been achieved in certain countries or groups of countries ... [and] when these federation of republics have finally grown into a world union of Soviet Socialist Republics uniting the whole of mankind under the hegemony of the international proletariat organized as a state.”

“Nobody respects a country with a poor army, but everybody respects a country with a good army. I raise my toast to the Finnish army”

Country Poor Army Raises Historical Toasts Finnish

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“We secured peace for our country for one and a half years, as well as an opportunity of preparing our forces for defense if fascist Germany risked attacking our country in defiance of the pact. This was a definite gain to our country and a loss for fascist Germany.”

“We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us.”

Years Country Behinds Ten Hundred Distance Crush Fifty

Book:The Results of the First Five-Year Plan

Source: The Results of the First Five-Year Plan

About the Author

Born: December 18, 1878
Died: March 5, 1953
Known for: Former Premier of the Soviet Union
Quotes: 187

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