I don't know, nor care.
Who was more powerful than Stalin?
Don't see him as the most powerful man, but one of the most powerful at the time.
It's rather easy keeping your head up when you are the most powerful man.
Cause socialism needs more strong minded people that won't back down against capitalism, but be intelligent about.
And how does that relate to socialism?
He was able to keep his head up with all the crap the USSR went thru, another man W.E.B. Du Bois also praise Stalin for a similar reason with the lies told about him. http://www.mltranslations.org/Miscel.../DuBoisJVS.htm
How does Stalin inspire you? In what way?