After establishing himself as a Bolshevik revolutionary, Joseph Stalin was named general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union’s Central Committee. Stalin held the position from April 3, 1922, until shortly before his death in 1953.
During his reign, Stalin gradually accrued more power within the Soviet Union, particularly following the 1924 death of Marxist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin.
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This Day in History: Joseph Stalin named general secretary of the Soviet Union’s Communist Party
April 1, 2012
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