1. Also called: Stalino. a former name (from after the Revolution until 1961) of Donetsk
2. the former name (1950–61) of Braşov
3. the former name (1949–56) of Varna
Stalin in British English2
(ˈstɑːlɪn)
noun
Joseph. original name Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. 1879–1953, Soviet leader; general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–53). He succeeded Lenin as head of the party and created a totalitarian state, crushing all opposition, esp in the great purges of 1934–37. He instigated rapid industrialization and the collectivization of agriculture and established the Soviet Union as a world power
Stalin in American English
(ˈstɑlɪn)
Joseph(born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili) 1878-1953; Soviet premier (1941-53): general secretary of the Communist party of the U.S.S.R. (1922-53)