Was Stalin an Ethical Leader

Before Hitler gained control over Germany in the 1930'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 Lino 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 Iosef Vassarionovich Dzugashvili, Stalin had no respect for human rights and made decisions that would 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 behaviour 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 behaviour view his era with a different perspective.…