What did Joseph Stalin suffer from?

Joseph Stalin, second leader of the Soviet Union, died on 5 March 1953 at the Kuntsevo Dacha, aged 74, after suffering a stroke. He was given a state funeral, with four days of national mourning declared. His body was subsequently embalmed and interred in Lenin’s & Stalin’s Mausoleum until 1961.

What was Joseph Stalin personality like?

The Soviet press constantly praised Stalin, describing him as “Great”, “Beloved”, “Bold”, “Wise”, “Inspirer”, and “Genius”. It portrayed him as a caring yet strong father figure, with the Soviet populace as his “children”. Interactions between Stalin and children became a key element of the personality cult.

What was the purpose of Soviet gulags under Joseph?

The Gulag was a system of Soviet labour camps and accompanying detention and transit camps and prisons. From the 1920s to the mid-1950s it housed political prisoners and criminals of the Soviet Union. At its height, the Gulag imprisoned millions of people.

What was Trotsky’s fate?

After surviving multiple attempts on his life, Trotsky was assassinated in August 1940 in Mexico City by Ramón Mercader, an agent of the Soviet NKVD.

Do Russian gulags still exist?

Almost immediately following the death of Stalin, the Soviet establishment took steps in dismantling the Gulag system. The Gulag system ended definitively six years later on 25 January 1960, when the remains of the administration were dissolved by Khrushchev.

Who assassinated Leon Trotsky?

Jaime Ramón Mercader del Río (7 February 1913 – 18 October 1978), more commonly known as Ramón Mercader, was a Spanish communist and NKVD agent who assassinated Russian Bolshevik revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Mexico City in August 1940 with an ice axe. He served 19 years and 8 months in Mexican prisons for the murder.

Why did Trotsky get exiled?

Trotsky and other Soviet leaders were tried in 1906 on charges of supporting an armed rebellion. On 4 October 1906 he was convicted and sentenced to internal exile to Siberia.