The Hall of Evil: Joseph Stalin | Paul Kengor

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🗓️ 10 February 2025

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Joseph Stalin, Soviet Union dictator, ruled with brutal force—killing millions through purges, forced labor camps, and state-engineered famines. In this PragerU Stories of Us episode, Paul Kengor, Professor of Political Science at Grove City College, exposes the horrifying truth behind Stalin’s regime. From his infamous quote, “One death is a tragedy. A million is a statistic,” to the real-life atrocities of communist rule, discover why Stalin remains one of history’s deadliest tyrants—and what his legacy teaches us about the dangers of totalitarianism. This video was made possible through a generous donation from the Robert W. Plaster Foundation, part of the Robert W. Plaster Foundation Playlist: Free Enterprise Will Set You Free, which educates Americans on the virtues of our nation's founding principles and the consequences of straying from them. This video is part of a 6-part series. Click here to watch the entire Hall of Evil series Get all our content ad-free on PragerU.com or download the PragerU app: https://l.prageru.com/45GvWlu Follow PragerU on social media: YouTube Instagram X/Twitter Facebook Rumble Follow Dr. Paul Kengor: Instagram: Faith and Freedom, The American Spectator X: Dr. Paul Kengor, The American Spectator Facebook: The American Spectator, Faith and Freedom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.2	One death is a tragedy.
0:34.1	A million is a statistic.
0:36.4	That line is attributed to Joseph Stalin, the dictator of the
0:39.7	Soviet Union from 1927 until his death in 1953, and perfectly describes his worldview.
0:47.1	Consider this. Directly or indirectly, he was responsible for the suffering and death of more
0:53.0	human beings than any person in history.
0:56.4	He starved to death more than 5 million Ukrainians in 1932 and 1933.
1:01.5	He signed a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany in 1939,
1:05.7	freeing Adolf Hitler to attack Poland and thus commence World War II.
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