The Irreversible Damage Caused Analysis

The Irreversible Damage Caused By Joseph Stalin
“Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.” -Joseph Stalin. In the early 1900’s Russia was on the verge of a revolution. For decades the country had been in an immense struggle between the Czars (rulers of Russia) and the people. Corrupt leadership and inequalities throughout the Russian society eventually lead to a revolution. Nevertheless when Russia started fighting in World War One it was evident that the spark had been ignited and the insurgency had begun. And as Europe approached the end of the war, Russia further advanced into chaos. Vladimir Lenin, a revolutionary leader, rose to power and lead the Russians into a rebellion to seize the Russian government. Lenin successfully
Through the decades of Stalin’s tyranny, a vast quantity of individuals were deceived, unknowingly following Stalin and the Soviet government, unaware of the actual circumstances. Manipulation granted the government freedom to falsely spread one-sided information. Commonly propagated statements included the expansion of the communist’s economy and society which is to be guaranteed inaccurate. However in actuality mass populations of people were dying regularly and the development of society was diminutive. Annihilation was also common throughout the Soviet Union, for any individual who opposed Stalin. This elimination later described events of the Great Purge. “The Great Purge…was Stalin’s way of dealing with political opposition…” (Stalin’s Great Purge: Over A Million Detained, More Than Half A Million Killed) Death tolls rose to millions over the gruesome years of the Great Purge. Military Leaders succumbed to death by the hundreds, leaving only ten out of the one hundred and seventy highest officials. (Document 5) Stalin, a tyrannical dictator, manipulated and slaughtered millions of the Soviet Union’s population, and furthermore opposed and derogated
The lack of individual needs generated famine, starvation, and adversity which consumed millions of the Soviet population. Suffering was extremely common among individuals, having to experience intense cold, inadequate rations and countless working hours. Individuals would work for hours upon hours in bitter cold only to receive a portion of the food and nutrition needed. Consumer goods were scarce throughout the Soviet Union and having, soap, extra clothes and food was extremely uncommon. “Villagers tried to go out in the fields to look for grain left behind by the harvest; the communists would arrest them and shoot at them…(Document 3). People were forced to live in deficient, substandard conditions that ultimately induced death and suffering. The lack of individual needs resulted in mass famines across the Soviet Union. Over seven million people died in the region of Ukraine alone, and millions more perished from inadequate conditions. People died by the thousand, from starvation, and intense cold. Death became so common that instead of digging individual graves the officials dug mass graves to compete with the rapid death rate. “People ate leaves, nettles, and milkweed… Danylo Huklib, died… [and his family] cut him up and ate him…”(Document 3) People ate anything to try and survive even eating