Joseph Stalin was born on December 18, 1878. Upon Stalinās rise to power in 1922, information about his early life was suppressed, and December 21, 1879, was given as his date of birth in his official biography. The 1879 birth date was traditionally believed to be correct, but the 1878 date was confirmed by records in the Communist Party central archives after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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