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Before Hitler gained control over Germany in the sass’s, another European dictator had already come to power in Russia. Commonly known as Josef Stalin, a name that translates to mean the man of steel. Stalin, along with Hitler, was one of the most brutal men in recorded history. In relation to the criteria on ethical leadership constructed by Lion and myself, we believe that Stalin was a very unethical leader. According to his actions, it is clear, that Stalin failed in all aspects of our criteria.
Born loses Vasoconstriction Distinguish, Stalin had no respect for human rights and made decisions that old deliberately harm others, the appalling affect these decisions had and he did not promote or even welcome a peaceful notion. As a result of this behavior Stalin led the USSR thought the great patriotic war and cause the cold war. Today there are few who view his era as the Golden Age for Russia, the majority Of those who were inconvenienced by his unethical behavior view his era with a different perspective. Joseph Stalin was an unethical leader and a brutal man.
This is shown in the effect he had on Russia during his rule and for along time after that. All though Stalin did improve some aspects of Russia, they were mostly for eloping himself not for helping the USSR or its people. Stalin’s regime was on of resentment and fear, which began in 1929. Within that time: The great patriotic war, the cold war, the siege of Leningrad, and several unsuccessful 5- year plans, were few of many on Stalin’s list of dark achievements. Along with these Stalin’s campaign of political terror and use of labor camps also killed millions of his own people.
One of his most destructive and unethical plans though, was his forced acclimatization. This was when Stalin removed over 24 million private farm owners of their land to make way for colossal peasant immunities. This development caused the liquidation of the kulaks or middle class people, killing over a million that opposed him in the process. Collectivities is also said to have been the cause of the death of over 5 and a half million through fatal famines. The acclimatization plan was introduced to increase the size of farms, in order to build up the product income for exportation.
This failed dreadfully and as a result excess worker were forced to move and work in city factories. This behavior proves Stalin’s lack of logical and ethical philosophies, which contributed greatly to the bad affects is actions, had on Russia and most of Modern Europe. Stalin, regarded by many as the most ruthless tyrant of the twentieth century, because of his unethical behavior and his habit of making decisions that caused total chaos and destruction in people’s lives, and you may ask yourselves, “how did a destructive man like Stalin gain control? The answer is simple. Stalin was a skilled user Of propaganda and an amoral leader. Since he was a skilled user of propaganda, he could use his words to twist and manipulate the minds of people into believing that what they were saying was the absolute truth. Sing this power, he could get people to do anything for him, which indicates his immorality. Both of these are qualities found in destructive and unethical leaders. Stalin was also a stubborn man. During the cold war he was not going to compromise or negotiate, even if it meant saving his country and innocent lives.
The author George Orwell can compare the unplaced actions of Stalin to those of a character in his book ‘Animal Farm”. And although this is only a fairytale- based novel from Rowel’s’ point of view, it shows that many people through the ages felt the same way about Stalin’s leadership. The animal Napoleon can be compared as a character representing Stalin in Russia. Both portrayed negative energy through their looks, didn’t talk a great deal but always got what they wanted through force. In one part of the book Napoleon charged the dogs on Snowball, another animal representing Stalin’s No. 1 rival Leon Trotsky.
Stalin became the Soviet Leader after the death Of Lenin. His opponents who always underestimated him became his victims, which is also similar to the actions of napoleon. Stalin was an extremely unplaced dictator who took things by force if necessary. Those who opposed him were unassailable by death. Stalin also used manipulation as a way of winning over followers. Therefore it is clear through his actions that Stalin was a callous leader who did not welcome or harbor peace. Stalin, supreme dictator of the Soviet Union and puppet Master of Eastern Europe, suffered a fatal stroke, while lying alone in his room.
All because his Bodyguards, family and government associate, after 27 years of Iron-Fisted rule, were to afraid to knock on the door. Josef Stalin was a vicious, cruel man and an unethical leader. This is shown through his lack of respect for human rights. A man who found pleasure in ordering the torture and execution of his most loyal followers. At least 30 million and possibly as much as 60 million were; shot, hung, starved, beaten, drugged to death as a result of his extreme fear of opposition. This lack of respect for human rights that shows his unethical behavior resulted in millions of people living in a regime of fear.
In fact, Stalin was so immoral and unethical that, when Vladimir Lenin died, he invented methods of elimination, in order to eradicate his number one rival Leon Trotsky. This technique consisted of: Imprisonment, exile and assassination. He finally succeeded, and sent Trotsky to Mexico. Stalin was a man who suffered severe paranoia and as a result is believed to have ordered his men to murder Trotsky in his exile camp in Mexico. With Lenin and his other rivals out of the way, Stalin gained control over all Of Russia.
During his rule, living standards for many of his people decreased, and they lost rights to which they should have been entitled. Individual freedom and the right to free speech was lost, and having your votes count was something of the past. Stalin also introduced many cruel laws. Whoever disobeyed these or stood in his way, where punished by death. Stalin thought he was invincible, and anyone who stood in his way, was slaughtered. Apart from his disrespect for human rights, Stalin also made decisions that deliberately harmed others.
As you already know, Stalin led the USSR to many battles. The Cold War the Great patriotic War and the Siege of Leningrad, were only some of his decisions that harmed his country, not to mention all the other countries involved. But Stalin did not only kill in war or battle, he was much worse than that. Stalin killed many people through his plans like electrification of his methods of elimination. This is not even the worst of it. Stalin on many occasions slaughtered people for pleasure. Two occasions were particularly inhumane.
The first was during the intermission of a polloi ballet performance of Swan Lake, where he drove over to Red Squares, Libyan Prison and shot several loyalists in the head. After finishing this horrendous dead he returned to the theatre for the second part of the ballet performance. The second circumstance of Stalin inhumane behavior was a practical joke he used to play on his old colleagues. He used to invite one of hem over and during dinner fall into a carefully rehearsed rage, and then order the unfortunate, bewildered victim of his sadistic cruelty, to be thrown into the execution chamber.
This happened on a number of occasions and not one known time did a victim leave the chambers alive. This terminative behavior was not uncommon and therefore proves that Stalin was not only an unethical leader, but he also was not afraid or ashamed to make decisions that deliberately harmed others. In conclusion, we believe that Stalin was an unethical leader. He showed this in the bad affects his actions had on others, his lack of respect for human sights, his habit of making decisions that deliberately harmed others and the fact that he did not welcome peace.
These horrific actions is said to have been the cause of the cold war, significant fatal famines and several unsuccessful five year plans. By making this statement, we are aware of the cultural construction of evidence and that in some cases it is almost certainly biased. But we feel that we have enough solid facts and figures, to back up this accusation. Consequently, we hope we have proved to you, that loses Vasoconstriction Distinguish, or commonly known as Josef Stalin, really was an Unethical leader. Thankful for your time.