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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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“There is talk ... of our constructing Dnieprostroy through our own means. The means needed are great, several hundred millions. Let us not get into the position of the peasant who, after accumulating a nest-egg, instead of repairing his plough and renewing his equipment, buys a gramophone and goes bankrupt.”

Mean Millions Position Needed Hundred Eggs Equipment Peasants Nests Repairing

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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.”

Mean Has Beens Country Land Plant Our Country Soviet Factories Ownership Socialist Replaced Transportation Means Of Transportation

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“Neither Italian fascism nor German national "socialism" have anything in common with such a [Soviet socialistic] society, primarily because private ownership of factories, plants, lands, banks, means of transportation, etc., remain untouched there, and, therefore, capitalism in Germany and Italy remains in full force.”

Mean Force Common Land Capitalism Remains Plant Socialism Germany Etc Italian Fascism Soviet Factories Ownership Transportation Means Of Transportation

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“Of course, in order to build something new, one has to economize, accumulate means, temporarily limit one's requirements, borrow from others. If you want to build a new house, you save money temporarily and limit your requirements, otherwise you might not build your house.”

Ifs Want Mean Might Order Courses House Limits Something New Requirements Saving Money

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“It was necessary, temporarily, to limit certain requirements, accumulate necessary means, strain forces. We acted precisely in this way and built a socialist society.”

Way Mean Certain Force Limits Built Socialist Requirements Strain

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“Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited; and to abstract oneself from this fundamental division; and from the antagonism between poor and rich means abstracting oneself from fundamental facts.”

Mean Facts Poor Rich Mankind Fundamentals Property Oneself Abstract Owners Division Divided Rich And Poor Antagonism Riches And Poors Poor Boy

Book:1934-1940

Source: 1934-1940

“To slacken the tempo...would mean falling behind. And those who fall behind get beaten.”

Mean Fall Behinds Progress Beaten Tempo Falling Behind

Book:Selected Writings

Source: Selected Writings

“In speaking of the capitalists who strive only for profit, only to get rich, I do not want to say that these are the most worthless people capable of doing nothing else. Many of them undoubtedly possess great organising talent, which I would not dream of denying. We Soviet people learn a lot from the capitalists. But if you mean people who are prepared to reconstruct the world, of course you will not be able to find them in the ranks of those who faithfully serve the cause of profit. ..The capitalist is riveted in profit and nothing can tear him away from it.”

People Ifs World Want Mean Dream Able Political Courses Causes Rich Talent Tears Capable Prepared Strive Profit Soviet Capitalist Worthless Doing Nothing Get Rich Mean People

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“Farmers present by themselves the basic force of the national movement. Without farmers there can be no strong national movement. This is what we mean when we say that the nationalist question, is actually, the farmers' question.”

Mean Strong Force Movement Farmers Genocide Ukraine Famine

Author:Joseph Stalin

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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