The Stalin Era is usually touched on only briefly in high school history curricula. Great strides have been made over the last fifteen years to understand the lessons of Hitler and the Holocaust, but very little has been done to study Stalin and the crucial lessons that his rule holds for us. The goal of this project is to help teachers educate middle school and high school students about Stalin as a historical figure and also as an example of a totalitarian leader. Teachers and students will learn about a pivotal leader of the twentieth century as well as analyze what steps an individual might take to preserve one's freedom in the face of oppression.