... . His father died from wounds received in a bar brawl in 1890 (Stalin Triumph 54). His mother was a poor, uneducated housewife. Born as Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, Stalin was frequently sick as child, and one bout of illness left him with a slightly crippled left arm. ... forfeited his personal life for his political life. Stalin's second wife committed suicide in 1932. Without a family or close friends, Stalin completely devoted himself to his position as leader of Russia. Stalin did well in WWII, managing to beat back Hitler after losing badly against him early in the ... purg...

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