I heard his wife committed suicide and stuff but I haven't heard about him actual beating anyone, although maybe it's just inferred? People can make up almost anything about Stalin and have it passed off as historical "common sense". A lot of these claims about him have very few actual accounts or primary document type material. For example, we know he was homophobic because there was a communique where he basically stated as much. Is there anything similar in terms of his relationship to family or any other hints? Perhaps his wife committing suicide is a big enough tell though either way.
He was pretty abusive to his sons. Stalin was a very good economist and ran the country well but on a personal level he was not nice which doesn't make him wrong about managing the economy or state.
Stalin really does not seem like a "nice guy" at all by all impressions I get. Lenin and many other Bolsheviks as well. It's a big reason that they were such effective politicians, but it's definitely a two edged sword.
I heard his wife committed suicide and stuff but I haven't heard about him actual beating anyone, although maybe it's just inferred? People can make up almost anything about Stalin and have it passed off as historical "common sense". A lot of these claims about him have very few actual accounts or primary document type material. For example, we know he was homophobic because there was a communique where he basically stated as much. Is there anything similar in terms of his relationship to family or any other hints? Perhaps his wife committing suicide is a big enough tell though either way.
He was pretty abusive to his sons. Stalin was a very good economist and ran the country well but on a personal level he was not nice which doesn't make him wrong about managing the economy or state.
Stalin really does not seem like a "nice guy" at all by all impressions I get. Lenin and many other Bolsheviks as well. It's a big reason that they were such effective politicians, but it's definitely a two edged sword.