When did Joseph Stalin die?
Joseph Stalin died at 9:50 p.m. on the 5th of March 1953 at his Kuntsevo Dacha, at age 74, following a stroke.
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What caused Joseph Stalin's death?
Joseph Stalin died from a hemorrhagic stroke in the left middle cerebral artery, following years of uncontrolled hypertension and atherosclerosis from heavy smoking. Some historians, including Vladimir Naumov and Jonathan Brent, have argued he was poisoned with warfarin, most likely by Lavrentiy Beria, though no firm evidence confirms this.
How many people died at Joseph Stalin's funeral?
At least 109 people died in a crowd crush during Joseph Stalin's funeral in Moscow on the 9th of March 1953, according to Nikita Khrushchev's later estimate. The Soviet government did not report the deaths at the time.
Where is Joseph Stalin's body buried?
Joseph Stalin's embalmed body was interred in Lenin's Mausoleum in 1953 and remained there until 1961, when it was moved to the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.
Who organized Joseph Stalin's funeral?
Joseph Stalin's funeral was organized by Nikita Khrushchev, head of the Moscow branch of the Communist Party; Lavrentiy Beria, head of the NKVD; Georgy Malenkov, chairman of the Presidium; and Vyacheslav Molotov, previously the Soviet Union's Minister of Foreign Affairs.
What happened to Lavrentiy Beria after Joseph Stalin's death?
Lavrentiy Beria was arrested in June 1953 on charges unrelated to Joseph Stalin's death, and the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union convicted him of treason, terrorism and counter-revolutionary activity on the 23rd of December 1953. He was executed the same day, shot by General Pavel Batitsky.