Northern Eurasia 1927: Rise of Stalin
14 November 1927
14 Nov 1927
Soviet Union under Stalin
1816–1914 Late Tsarist Russia
1914–1918 Great War and the Revolution
1918–1921 Russian Civil War: The White Phase
1921–1927 Russian Civil War: The Green Phase
1927–1941 Soviet Union under Stalin
1941–1943 Great Patriotic War: Germany Invades
1943–1945 Great Patriotic War: Germany at Bay
1945–1991 Soviet Superpower
1991–pres Successors of the Soviet Union
Rise of Stalin
Lenin had fallen seriously ill in 1922 and died in 1924. His followers competed for power until late 1926, when Joseph Stalin, the General Secretary of the Communist Party, finally emerged victorious. Crushing all perceived dissent, Stalin would forcefully industrialize the Soviet Union over the following years.
