By the way, those who know very little about Stalinism are likely to appreciate my short and easy-to-read book about it. The book is mostly informative, not scholarly. Details can be seen at
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and at
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Please share these links with others, especially with young people. Stalin was a political genius. The same can be said about Hitler. Each of them was able to outmaneuver their opposition, and to impose his ideology. Stalin was a powerful leader; nothing could be done in the Soviet Union against his wishes. One has to be a genius to accomplish this. That is why Stalin will remain an integral part of history. Leaders should be evaluated by history in terms of everything they did, and in terms of what they believed. Soviet history has a tremendous value to the entire world, east and west, south and north. Present and future leaders should learn from it, in order to protect societies from another occurrence of highly-organized, and very brutal, deception.
P.S.
(1) After being recognized as exceptionally gifted child, from a poor family, Stalin was sent to a seminary in Tiflis. But he was later expelled for the underground revolutionary activities.
2) According to Evstafy Zhakov
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legend has it that Stalin, when he was the leader of the Soviet Union, was guided by the Blessed Matrona of Moscow. Is he going to be canonized as a saint?
(3) In the last decade of his life Stalin was glorified as if he were a living god. This social phenomenon, later named "cult of personality," can also be called "political religion."
(4) The Russian Orthodox webpage www.russian-victories.ru glorifies Stalin. How can this paradox be explained? 
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