Joseph Stalin lead by fear saying that if nobody followed him there would be servere consuquences afterwoulds. He also made people follow him trying to make more crops and the world a better place. This didn't work out as this caused famine and people to starve and die in this period of time. His leadership was a harsh one but it turned out better for them especially in the time period of World War One where the russians underestimated how well prepared Joseph Stalin was to protect his country.