iosif vissarionovich dzugashvili

Dzhu·gash·vi·li

[joo-guhsh-vee-lee; Russian joo-guh-shvyee-lyi]
noun
Io·sif Vis·sa·ri·o·no·vich [Russian yaw-syif-vyi-suh-ryi-aw-nuh-vyich] , Stalin, Joseph.
Also, Dzu·gash·vi·li.
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Sta·lin

[stah-lin, -leen, stal-in; Russian stah-lyin]
noun
1.
Joseph V ( Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili ) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
2.
a former name of Donetsk.
3.
former name of Varna.
4.
former name of Braşov.
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Stalin1 (ˈstɑːlɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a former name (from after the Revolution until 1961) of Donetsk Also called: Stalino
2.  the former name (1950--61) of Braşov
3.  the former name (1949--56) of Varna

Stalin2 (ˈstɑːlɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
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

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