Scenarios about 'josef stalin'

Joseph Stalin was the dictatorial leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953, who transformed the USSR into an industrial and military superpower through brutal collectivization and industrialization. His totalitarian regime was characterized by political purges, labor camps, and the Great Terror, while his decisions during World War II and the early Cold War profoundly shaped 20th century geopolitics. In alternate history scenarios, Stalin's decisions, survival, or earlier death frequently serve as critical divergence points for exploring different paths of Soviet development and global power dynamics.