Compare And Contrast Stalin And Dictatorship

During the time of World War I & II, there was a strict government, but each government had its similarities and differences. The difference was how Russia during the early 20th century was run by an ever changing government consisting of people who were always fighting for control. Whereas the dictatorship in later years was controlled by a strong power hungry leader. World War I’s condition caused the country to become starving, unhappy, and unemployed. Even though, it tried hard to revolutionize the country, Russia still remained in desperate times. Next, in World War II with Stalin’s dictatorship in place, it caused there to be a high casualty of military and civilians, more land and power for the Soviet Union, and devastation with the
This is very important because it sets up the understanding for how most countries view the future. In today’s view people realize that giving someone full power is never a good idea because no one can handle all of that power without being biased and greedy with it. With Russia starting to evolve it is shown how these two instances have created a new perspective within the people and idea for what government should be. In many countries, such as America and England, they are starting to try to get rid of communism and all dictatorships in countries, so that history will not repeat itself. In the book, The Shadow of War: Russia and the USSR, 1941 to the Present by Stephen Lovell it explains how these countries knew and felt that the“Assertions of Soviet supremacy concealed anxiety and insecurity. This was especially evident in the population at large, which was gripped by a fear of war with the former allies” (Lovell). This proves how the population of other countries felt towards Russia’s government after the
In both wars they suffered greatly from the cost of war. In world war I this problem caused the civilians to have a shortage of food and loss of jobs because no one could afford the prices. Much like in World War II, the devastation from the war caused there to be no food, increase of famine, and no people to work. These similarities created the society of the country to become unstable and unhappy. This led to the nation in both times want to change their problems and create a new system to replace the old. At the end of both wars there was so many towns destroyed, workers without jobs, and loss of food that many seeked for a change. This similarity is the idea that banded both times together and create the need for a change of government or rather change of society. For example, after World War I the people learned to communism which they believed would create a equal system for workers and accessibility of food. While years after World War II they realized they needed a cleanse from Stalin and started getting rid of proof of his rule. In the 1950’s they did this by having “de-Stalinization – which combined ideological revision and slight domestic liberalization with a more proactive and optimistic strategy in the Cold War” (Lovell). This shows how in both times this suffering from being under constant tyranny and way created a new want for