Joseph Stalin vs Stalin

Joseph Stalin and Stalin both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Joseph Stalin	Yes	No	No	No
Stalin	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Joseph Stalin and Stalin are synonyms defined as:

Joseph Stalin and Stalin: Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)

Other synonyms of Joseph Stalin include Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili.

Joseph Stalin (noun)	Stalin (noun)
Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)	Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)