123 – Man of Steel, Heart of Ice: Joseph Stalin

It's the start of *DICTATOR DECEMBER*! This week, Julia covers Very Bad Person™ Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Learn how this poor boy from Georgia [...the country...] became one of the most feared leaders of the 20th century. Later, please enjoy a quiz on a completely different topic: "Universally Adored Humans"! . . . [Music: 1) Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, "Nutcracker Suite," 1892; 2) Frau Holle, “Ascending Souls,” 2017. Courtesy of Frau Holle, CC BY-NC 3.0 license.]