Throughout history, lies many historical figures that influenced the world in many ways. One of which lies, Joseph Stalin. As a dictator, Stalin worked in mysterious ways. His foreign policy and his terror regime , the Stalinist system, had an impact on Soviet society and politics well beyond the dictator's death of natural causes at age 73 on March 5, 1953. Georgian Marxist revolutionary and later virtual dictator of the USSR (1928--53). Born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili on December 21, 1879, he …showed first 75 words of 303 total…

…showed last 75 words of 303 total…means steel in Russian, meaning tough guy’ in english. Who was also time’s man of the year in 1942 . I think Stalin's historical legacy is overwhelmingly negative. Although his policies changed the USSR from an backwards society into an industrialized nation with a powerful military force, the transformation was accomplished at the cost of millions of lives. -Although admired by some Russians, most would agree that Stalin was one of the cruelest dictators in history.