Select one political leader from the russian revolution—joseph stalin, vladimir lenin, or leon trotsky. research this leader and write an essay of at least 250 words that describes how he was involved in the revolution and its aftermath and what ultimately happened to him.

One Political leader from The Russian Revolution, was Joseph Stalin. He was The President of The Soviet Union,  who held the position for more than two decades. He became the President of The Soviet Union in the years following the death of Vladimir Lenin,  he used  a combination of terror and manipulation  to outmaneuver his rivals, to become the President of The Soviet Union. Under Stalin's reign as President, he transformed the society of farmers and landowners, into  pure ruthless power.  He made the military absolutely Brutal. He also made sure that most of the land was used for industrial purposes. There is no denying, that he ruled by absolute terror. During his reign Millions upon millions of his citizens died.  However Stalin did side with the United States and Great Britain in world war II. Stalin ended up dying in 1953, due to a stroke after the russian revolution. I did some research andi didnt find anything he really did after the Russian Revolution.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)