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Which of these statements accurately describes Joseph Stalin? Choose two answers.

He was less brutal than previous Russian leaders.
He overthrew Lenin to become leader of the USSR.
He cut steel production to improve the economy.
He restricted citizens’ personal rights and freedoms.
He held absolute power as a totalitarian dictator.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
- He restricted citizens’ personal rights and freedoms.
- He held absolute power as a totalitarian dictator.

(He did not overthrow Lenin—he consolidated power after Lenin’s death—and he greatly increased, not cut, industrial output; he was far from being less brutal than earlier leaders.)