Stalin's death and legacy at home and abroad

Stalin died on 5th March 1953

• He suffered a stroke days before, but was not seen by doctors until the following day
• Some speculate that his colleagues saw an opportunity to hasten his demise
• Stalin's funeral was held on 9th March 1953

The news of Stalin's death was deeply shocking to the Soviet people

• Stalin's domestic legacy was, first and foremost, one of inhumanity and disdain for human life
• Stalin had also modernised the Soviet…