STALIN : THE REVOLUTION

When Lenin's new government was presented at the end of October 1917 in newspapers and leaflets, the inhabitants of the immense Russian empire for the very first time saw a photo of the man who was to shape their future: losif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, called Stalin, 38 years old, Professional revolutionaty.

Stalin's rapid rise begins just a fewyears afterthe revolution: in 1922, he becomes secretary-general of the Bolshevik party, a Position Stalin restructured to hold enormous power.

This rise to power was:achieved against the background of the revolutionary years.