Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited; and to abstract oneself from this fundamental division; and from the antagonism between poor and rich means abstracting oneself from fundamental facts.
DescriptionGeneral secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
AliasesJoseph Vissarionovich Stalin; Ioseb Besarionis dze Dzhugashvili; Stalin; Josef Stalin
BornDecember 21, 1879
DiedMarch 5, 1953
CountryRussian Empire; Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic; Soviet Union
ProfessionPolitician; Poet; Writer; Revolutionary
AwardsOrder Of Lenin; Medal "For The Victory Over Japan"; Medal "For The Victory Over Germany In The Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Order Of The Red Banner; Hero Of Socialist Labour; Hero Of The Soviet Union; Order Of Victory; Order Of Victory; Order Of Lenin; Order Of The Red Banner; Jubilee Medal "XX Years Of The Workers' And Peasants' Red Army"; ; Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945; Order Of Suvorov; ; Medal "For The Defence Of Moscow"; Order Of The Red Banner; Order Of Sukhbaatar; Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945; Order Of The White Lion; Order Of The White Lion; ; Medal "In Commemoration Of The 800th Anniversary Of Moscow"; Order Of Sukhbaatar; Order Of Lenin