Stalin

[stah-lin, -leen, stal-in, stah-lyin]

noun

1. Joseph V. Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili, 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.

2. a former name of Donetsk.

3. former name of Varna.

4. former name of Braşov.

Stalin

¹

/ ˈstɑːlɪn /

noun

1. Also called: Stalino. a former name (from after the Revolution until 1961) of Donetsk

2. the former name (1950–61) of Braşov

3. the former name (1949–56) of Varna

Stalin

²

/ ˈstɑːlɪn /

noun

1. Joseph . original name Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili . 1879–1953, Soviet leader; general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–53). He succeeded Lenin as head of the party and created a totalitarian state, crushing all opposition, esp in the great purges of 1934–37. He instigated rapid industrialization and the collectivization of agriculture and established the Soviet Union as a world power

Example Sentences

The state's Chief Minister MK Stalin has promised action on the commission's report within two months.

From BBC

Whether or not Stalin had a hand in his death, it was definitely convenient.

From Salon

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said some people were taken to hospital after fainting in the crush.

From BBC

In the Soviet Union, jokes about Joseph Stalin or the Communist Party were treated as serious crimes against the state, warranting time in the gulag.

From Los Angeles Times

Hitler and Stalin enforced rigid ideological conformity and unleashed ruthless violence against dissenters.

From Salon

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