Joseph Stalin (18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian-born Soviet politician who became General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He leads the Russians in Sid Meier's Civilization.
Normal Development
Total Threat Level: 5
Musical Theme Inspiration: The Song of the Volga Boatmen (collected by Mily Balakirev)
Gameplay[]
Although not officially classified as expansionistic, Stalin grows his nation extremely quickly, and his early militaristic aggression makes him a tremendous threat throughout the game.
If he has access to resources and land, you will find he produces vast waves of military units, especially Catapults, and later Armor units.
On an Earth map, his civilization will usually conquer Eurasian rivals very quickly, as his starting position among forests and rivers is very conducive towards building units quickly. On large land masses he is as dangerous as any leader out there.
Civilopedia entry[]
"A long-time Bolshevik, he emerged from the power struggle following Lenin’s death as the new leader of the Soviet Union, contrary to Lenin’s wishes. He quickly implemented plans or the forced collectivization of agriculture, rapid industrialization, and a huge military buildup. These policies were made possible by a reign of state terror that led to millions of deaths. After repelling the Nazi invasion of World War II, which killed 20 million more Russians, Stalin was able to establish a hegemony over most of Eastern Europe that lasted nearly half a century before disintegrating."
– Sid Meier's Civilization manual
See also[]
- Stalin in other games
| Sid Meier's Civilization Leaders [edit] |
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| Abe Lincoln • Alexander • Caesar • Elizabeth I • Frederick • Genghis Khan • Hammurabi • IeyasuS • M. Gandhi • Mao Tse Tung • Montezuma • Napoleon • Ramesses • ShakaS • Stalin |
| S Availability varies between PC and Super Nintendo versions: Ieyasu on the SNES, and Shaka on the PC. |