Joseph Stalin

Statesmanship Soviet Union 1878 – 1953 97 quotes

Dictator who industrialized the USSR at great human cost during WWII.

Quotes by Joseph Stalin

I am a Bolshevik, and Bolsheviks do not beg.

Letter 1917

The future belongs to the working class.

Pamphlet 1905

Revolution is like a hurricane; it sweeps away everything in its path.

Speech 1917

The Party's strength lies in its unity.

Speech 1921

Imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism.

Foreword 1919

We must industrialize at any cost.

Speech 1928

The Soviet Union is the lighthouse of socialism.

Speech 1930

Fascism is the enemy of the people.

Speech 1934

Collectivization is the path to socialism.

Speech 1929

The Red Army is the shield of the revolution.

Speech 1935

Peace is indivisible.

Speech 1945

The working class has no fatherland.

Article 1907

Democracy is a form of the state.

Writing 1936

The intelligentsia are the servants of the bourgeoisie.

Speech 1925

I am against too many deputies and bureaucrats.

Conversation 1937

The last words I heard from him were 'This is the end.'

Deathbed report 1953

Life has improved, life has become more joyous.

Interview 1935