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In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance.
Joseph Stalin
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Joseph Stalin
Age: 74 †
Born: 1878
Born: December 18
Died: 1953
Died: March 5
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Former Premier Of The Soviet Union
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Revolutionary
Ioseb Besarionis dze Dzhugashvili
Stalin
Josef Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovitch Stalin
Koba
Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili
Joey Stalin
Uncle Joe
Yosif Dzhugashvili
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