Stalin: Meaning and Definition of

Sta•lin

Pronunciation: (stä'lin, -lēn, stal'in Russ. stä'lyin), [key]
— n.
  1. (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
  3. former name of
  4. former name of
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