On this Day: March 1, 1953 - Joseph Stalin has a stroke and dies [69th anniversary]

Drifter's Day ^ | March 1, 2022 | Drifter's Day staffer

[kiryandil]

1 March 1953: Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later. (Source)

[kiryandil]

Well, bye.

[imabadboy99]

now burning in hell

[kiryandil]

I like to remember this day every year, and think of the Russian doctors who escaped with their lives from the coming fake “Doctors’ Plot” planned by the old serial killer himself.

[Huskrrrr]

Hot enough for ya, Joe?

[dfwgator]

Beria poisoned him.

[Jim Robinson]

Stalin tried to starve the Ukrainians to death. No wonder they don’t want to be under Russia’s thumb. Stalin and Hitler both wanted to steal the land for their own use.

[SkyDancer]

Hoping it was a slow painful death.

[windsorknot]

Should be a national holiday. 👏

[windsorknot]

Excellent point.

[Rurudyne]

According to some the staff and doctors were so terrified of Stalin that none dared approach him as he was dying and presumably pooping himself.

[nascarnation]

Truman (5-8 himself) often referred to Old Joe as "Little Squirt"

[dynachrome]

The rumors were that his doctors “helped” him.

[sauropod]

thank u 4 this.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[colorado tanker]

If you haven’t seen it The Death of Stalin on Netflix is highly recommended. It’s really funny in a dark comedy sort of way.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Tried to? He succeeded whereas millions of Ukrainians are concerned. It was a genocide. Then he had them replaced with Russian nationals, which is why there are so many Russians in Ukraine, and the source of today’s problems.

[Ezekiel]

Tonight is the SOTU given by Joseph Stolen, so talk about timing.

[jjotto]

Background on the “Doctors’ Plot”.

https://yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Doctors_Plot

[kiryandil]

Hoping it was a slow painful death.

Why, yes - yes it was.  

[kiryandil]

Tonight is the SOTU given by Joseph Stolen, so talk about timing.

Just so.