The Death Of Soviet Dictator Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin is seen today as one of the most influential men in the defeat of Nazi Germany during the Second World War. As the Dictator of the Soviet Union, he oversaw the Red Army's victory over Hitler and the Third Reich, and he was greatly loved by large swathes of the population. He was the dictator of the Soviet Union for decades and during this time he was responsible for a number of purges. These led to the executions and deaths of millions of people, many who were innocent. The purges though carried out by the NKVD helped Stalin to establish a culture of complete support behind him, and it helped him to stamp out any dissent against his leadership. But shortly after the end of the Second World War, Stalin's health declined. He was known for being a heavy smoker, and suffered with high blood pressure. Shortly before the Victory Parade, a huge massive spectacle which celebrated their victory in World War 2 he had a stroke, and then in the following years had a heart attack. Following this, he then began to take longer holidays and spent more time resting, but he still remained brutal and even ordered the torture of his doctors, as he believed they were behind a coup to get him to retire. In 1953, after having an evening of entertainment with his close friends such as Lavrentiy Beria, Kruschev and Molotov, Stalin went back to his room but didn't awake. He had suffered a huge stroke, caused by his high blood pressure and this killed him. There were suspicions that Stalin had been killed and poisoned, with the finger being pointed at Beria, however it was confirmed at his autopsy that the stroke was what killed him. His body was then left to lay in state, before a huge funeral took place. During his funeral a huge crush killed hundreds. So join us today as we look at, 'The PAINFUL Death Of Joseph Stalin - The Dictator of the Soviet Union.' Remember to support our channel, please make sure to subscribe. Thanks for watching! Support the channel by subscribing, liking, and sharing. Follow me on Twitter:   / theuntoldpast   Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/theuntoldpast Disclaimer: All opinions and comment stated below in the Comments section do not represent the opinion of TheUntoldPast. All opinions and comments and dialogue should discuss the video above in a historical manner. TheUntoldPast does not accept any racism, profanity, insults, sexism or any negative discussion aimed at an individual. TheUntoldPast has the right to delete any comment with this content inside it and also ban the user from the channel.