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Joseph Stalin

Note - the entry isn't intended to justify Stalin - the blog was intended to explain how those enemies got to the point where they became mass murderers.

Introduction:

Stalin was a man that history has undoubtedly not forgotten - many of us associate him as a mass murderer, which of course he was. As I said, I will not defend him or (horror of horrors) support the actions of the former USSR president. However, here we will delve into the past of this man with such a lush mustache and the psyche of the aforementioned man. So let's move to Georgia, specifically the city of Gori in the 1870s.

Childhood:

He was a weak and sickly child, the third in the family, the two older ones died in infancy. He had fused second and third toes on his left foot since birth. His left arm was also abnormal and shorter than his right arm due to a childhood injury. He spoke Georgian as his native language, and spoke Russian with a distinct Georgian accent until the end of his life.

Joseph's father had his own shoe factory in Gori, employing at least ten workers, not counting students. Over time, his progressive alcoholism led to the collapse of the establishment. Due to alcohol problems, he beat the boy and his mother. Stalin protected himself from his father's aggression by throwing one of his tantrums at him. Frequent alcoholic libations ended with throwing "Beso" by the boy's mother.

Teenagehood & the beginnings of the adulthood

According to Montefiore, Stalin later always spoke well of his mother, who according to him was characterized by "indomitable willpower", while according to Radziński, after 1917 he forgot about her, visiting her only twice. The woman was washing linen for local merchants. She was very pious, so she sent him to a church school in 1888 to learn to be an Orthodox priest. At school, he especially remembered the teacher Dmitry Khakhutashvili, who introduced iron discipline in the lessons, often beating students.

In 1894, as one of the best students of the church school, he received a scholarship in the amount of 5 rubles at the theological seminary in the capital of Georgia, Tiflis. He sent some money to his mother, but cut off all contact with his father, who had problems with the law (he died in a drunken fight). Stalin did not like the seminary. As he claimed, "Jesuit" teaching methods prevailed in it, based on interference in the private lives of students. During his studies, he became interested in Marxism. In 1898, his name was included in the list of the most unruly seminarians. There is information next to the entries. Pupil of J. Dżugashvili reads forbidden books. J. Dzhugashvili published an illegal newspaper. In 1899 he was expelled from the university. As he later claimed, he was expelled for promoting Marxism.

Psychology perspective

Now we know what happened to Stalin - one of the biggest mass murderers that ever existed.

Knowing that we can distinguish 2 things (these are MINE speculations, take this diagnose with a grain of salt):

PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) - As we already know Stalin's father was alcoholic and an abusive parent. The effects could be various, for example:

Adjustment disorder occurs in response to a stressful life event (or events). The emotional or behavioral symptoms a person experiences in response to the stressor are generally more severe or more intense than what would be reasonably expected for the type of event that occurred.

Symptoms can include feeling tense, sad or hopeless; withdrawing from other people; acting defiantly or showing impulsive behavior; or physical manifestations like tremors, palpitations, and headaches. The symptoms cause significant distress or problems functioning in key areas of someone’s life, for example, at work, school or in social interactions. Symptoms of adjustment disorders begin within three months of a stressful event and last no longer than six months after the stressor or its consequences have ended.

2. RAD (Reactive attachment disorder) - RAD is characterized by markedly disturbed and developmentally inappropriate ways of relating socially in most contexts. It can take the form of a persistent failure to initiate or respond to most social interactions in a developmentally appropriate way—known as the "inhibited form". In the DSM-5, the "disinhibited form" is considered a separate diagnosis named "disinhibited attachment disorder".

The Ending:

I'm telling you, monsters aren't born, they're made.” - "Seduced in the Dark" by C.J. Jones

History is repeating itself - we, humans are made this way. Even though we try so hard we're always stuck in the same cycle of death,destruction and hatred. Some people can learn - how to break the cycle, others don't care or even don't know how get out from this loop.

Stalin as many other mass murderers was doing the same thing that the abuser did - Joseph's father was an alcoholic and an abuser who beated him up along with his mother.

This can give one lesson - We humans are creating monsters, mass murderers - those who's mind is twisted and filled with hatred and rage. Or even fear.

This is a lesson from the real life - as a parent you have to be careful because YOU can create a cold-hearted and mentally ill killer without empathy or regrets.

That's it for today.

Have a nice day - Bye!