Did Josef Stalin have an unlimited government?

Yes The USSR has a fairly liberal constitution but it contained the article 126 that declared the communist party a leading role in society. The communist party was actually an entity above and beyond the law. read more

Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to 1953. Under Stalin, the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. However, he ruled by terror, and millions of his own citizens died during his brutal reign. read more