Thesis
Joseph Stalin was a harsh dictator who drastically changed Russia while ruling with an iron fist. Being a part of the Bolshevik party before and during the Russian Revolution, he helped funding the party through criminal acts. After the Russian Revolution in 1917, he became the Communist leader and made a Five Year Plan in order to industrialize Russia from a country in poverty. One of the impact that Joseph Stalin had was on WWII when defending from the Nazi forces by giving out cruel orders to his own forces and being strategically smart. In the end, Stalin became our enemy because he sided with North Korean during the Korean War. After helping many secret organizations in Russia for the Revolution, and converting the country into Communism, Joseph Stalin was one of the key persons of the Russian Revolution and the victory of World War II.