Joseph Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union from about 1928 to his death in 1953. He initiated the Great Purge, a campaign of political repression, persecution, and killings that reached its peak in 1937.

Originally released by Switch International, 2006. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 06, 2015.

Joseph Stalin: Flashbacks (5:00); --Begginings (0:14); -- finding bodies (1:14); -- Joseph Stalin (0:43); .