One of Stalin's children, Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva, eventually made her way to the U.S. and lived the high life before disappearing into obscurity.
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Despite being from a prominent family, Stalin's son, Yakov Dzhugashvili, met an awful end after being captured by German forces. Here's the story.
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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled Iran for over three decades, not with criticism and controversy.
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International diplomacy is tricky business, requiring shrewd insights, an ability to read the opposing parties, and the willingness to consider what's offered.
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It's interesting to think JFK had a diary and in it, he wrote about Adolf Hitler. The entry would likely turn heads today.
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Even world leaders are still human beings, and some have formed family relationships on their way to power, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin among them.
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A watch that belonged to Adolf Hitler recently sold at auction for a high price. Here is more about the watch itself and the French soldier that looted it.
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Actress Sophia Loren had an unexpected and unusual connection to Beninto Mussolini, the Italian dictator. Her sister actually married Mussolini's son.
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There was one plan to assassinate Castro that seemed relatively normal at first glance, and that was to offer Cubans a bounty for his head.
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Behind every man is a powerful woman — or so the old cliche goes. In Benito Mussolini's case, there were many women behind him. One was Margherita Sarfatti.
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The last days of Adolf Hitler were a mix of false hope and despair, planning for death while making gestures toward a life with his mistress, Eva Braun.
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Kim Jong-Un's regime in North Korea is known for twisting the truth. This is the bizarre claim made about Kim Jong-Un in a North Korean textbook.
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Many mysteries surround the leader of North Korea, though his notoriety is hard to dispute. These are the worst crimes ever committed by Kim Jong-un.
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Russia's Joseph Stalin was famous for his brutality, but few knew about Cannibal Island, a particularly sadistic labor camp. Here's how the public found out.
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Adolph Hitler has gone down in history as one of the most despised people to have ever lived. His politics were bad enough; personal contact was no picnic.
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Few weapons made by man have been so ruthlessly effective and so terrifying as chemical weapons. Here's the nerve agent that killed Kim John-un's brother.
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Late in 2003, longtime dictator of Libya Muammar Gaddafi admitted to having a secret nuclear arms program and agreed to give it up. So why did he do it?
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There is a long-standing myth about Cuban dictator Fidel Castro nearly making it into Major League Baseball in the United States.
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Wartime brings its unique pressures and stresses on everyone, from civilians at home to national leadership. Even mundane acts can become difficult.
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While dictators committed genocides and flooded their countries with propaganda, their wives were often at their sides, typically looking glamorous.
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Spanish dictator Francisco Franco died an old man in 1975. As with other dead dictators, people were divided about what to do with his body.
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Benito Mussolini was an Italian political leader turned fascist dictator, who ruled from 1925 until 1945. It all caught up with him in the end.
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Saddam Hussein's mother is described as cold and domineering. Here is the grim truth about the woman who raised a mass-murdering dictator.
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Vladimir Putin of Russia and Kim Jong-Un of North Korea have some things in common: a shared border, a history with communism. Is there more to the story?
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Notorious dictator and Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin died after suffering a stroke in 1953. So what happened after he died? Let's take a look.
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There was no clear successor to Mao Zedong in the period immediately following his death, and it seemed like power would be vested in the "Gang of Four."
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Death of a national executive can create a leadership vacuum. Adolf Hitler committed suicide in April 1945 -- was there some kind of line of succession?
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