Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet politician who led the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until 1953 as the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and premier of the Soviet Union.

Chapter 1 : Introduction of Joseph Stalin 1.1 Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party: 1899-1904 1.2 Revolution of 1905 and its aftermath: 1905-1912 1.3 Rise to the Central Committee and editorship of Pravda 1.4 Russian Revolution: 1917 Chapter 2 : In Lenin's government 2.1 Military Command: 1918-1921 2.2 Lenin's final years: 1921-1923 Chapter 3 : Rise to power 3.1 Dekulakisation, collectivisation, and industrialisation 3.2 Cultural and foreign policy 3.3 Major crises: 1932-1939 3.4 Ideological and foreign affairs 3.5 The Great Terror Chapter 4 : World War II 4.1 German invasion: 1941-1942 4.2 Soviet counter-attack: 1942-1945 4.3 Victory: 1945 Chapter 5 : Post-war era 5.1 Cold War policy: 1947-1950 5.2 Eastern Bloc 5.3 Asia 5.4 Final years: 1950-1953 5.5 Death, funeral and aftermath: 1953 Chapter 6 : Political ideology Chapter 7 : Personal life and characteristics 7.1 Personality 7.2 Relationships and family Chapter 8 : Legacy 8.1 Death toll and allegations of genocide 8.2 In the Soviet Union and its successor states Chapter 9 : Rise of Joseph Stalin 9.1 Invasion of Georgia and General Secretary 9.2 Lenin's retirement and death 9.3 Downfall of Trotsky 9.4 Stalin turns on the Right 9.5 Death of his wife 9.6 The Great Terror