Why was Joseph Stalin so cruel?

Because power is ruthless and you have to be ruthless in order to hold it. Even today, we think that because we live in democracy we are ruled by nice people. But you have no idea what deals they made to get where they are now. read more

On June 11, 1937, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin had 8 of his top army generals executed as part of The Great Purge. From 1934 to 1940 Stalin had vast numbers of government, party, and army officials murdered to satisfy his paranoid delusions that everyone was out to get him. read more

Joseph Stalin - A Murderous, Cruel Dictator Hannah Hepler Joseph Stalin 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. read more