This question specifically refers to the ramifications of the Soviet occupation of Central and Eastern Europe from 1945 until the final troop withdrawals in the 1990s. Stalin suppressed the democratic aspirations of these countries and set their economic development back decades.
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Stalin was key in the beginning of the Cold War. He also was probably a main reason the Germans didn't win the war, and therefore made a huge difference there.
Joseph Stalin (aka Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili) was the paramount leader of the USSR who held the position of: General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR Premier of the USSR Marshal of the Soviet Union (aka Generalissimo) during the Second World War.
The statesman who championed world Sovietism after World War II was Joseph Stalin. As the leader of the Soviet Union, Stalin aimed to spread communism and expand Soviet influence globally. He supported the establishment of communist governments in Eastern Europe and promoted international socialist movements.
There were various factors prompted Stalin's actions. For example, the events of the Second World War were very influential on him.
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Stalin didn't rule any countries during ww1 but i think he led the revolution to take over Russia in 1917