Stalin
[ stah-lin, -leen, stal-in; Russian stah-lyin ]
/ ˈstɑ lɪn, -lin, ˈstæl ɪn; Russian ˈstɑ lyɪn /
noun
Definition for iosif vissarionovich dzhugashvili (2 of 2)
Dzhugashvili
or Dzu·gash·vi·li
[ joo-guh sh-vee-lee; Russian joo-guh-shvyee-lyi ]
/ ˌdʒu gəʃˈvi li; Russian dʒu gʌˈʃvyi lyɪ /
noun
Io·sif Vis·sa·ri·o·no·vich
[Russian yaw-syif-vyi-suh-ryi-aw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ˈyɔ syɪf vyɪ sə ryɪˈɔ nə vyɪtʃ/.
Stalin, Joseph.
British Dictionary definitions for iosif vissarionovich dzhugashvili (1 of 2)
Stalin
1
/ (ˈstɑːlɪn) /
noun
British Dictionary definitions for iosif vissarionovich dzhugashvili (2 of 2)
Stalin
2
/ (ˈstɑːlɪn) /
noun
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