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Stalin's Siberian Escape
- Joseph Stalin, exiled to Siberia in 1903, attempted escape but failed due to frostbite.
- He later succeeded, using a sword to coerce a sledge driver and bribes to board trains and ships.
Stalin's Transformation of Russia
- Stalin transformed Russia from an agrarian society to a nuclear power within 30 years.
- He achieved this through industrialization, territorial expansion, and brutal suppression of opposition.
The October Revolution and Stalin
- During the October Revolution, Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace, looting before discipline was restored.
- Stalin, present in Petrograd, was an hour's walk from the palace, strategizing with Lenin.