(1879 - 1953) Soviet Premier and dictator who reorganized the government and army through bloody purges of his political enemies, allied with the Nazis who then turned on him and invaded the Soviet Union, costing 20 million lives. Stalin's personal calling card with his name printed in Cyrillic lettering and bearing a bling-embossed seal of the Soviet Union at top, 4.25 x 2.5 in., boldly signed with a perfect, exacting signature at bottom. Very fine and especially rare in this format. With a postcard portrait.