Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet leader vacuum tube 20th November 1978

20th November 1978

Showing the exterior of St Stephen Walbrook and the equestrian statue of King Charles II in the centre

The King (1865-1936) was visiting the troops during the Battle of the Somme

Rolling Stones photocall Introducing Mick Taylor who took Brian Jones place in the band in Hyde Park

Sir Francis Burdett's imprisonment in the Tower of London

Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet leader vacuum tube 20th November 1978Joseph Stalin (1879 1953), Soviet leader, 20th century. Stalin was secretary general of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922 53) and premier of the Soviet state (1941 53). For a quarter of a century he dictatorially ruled the Soviet Union.