Hitler Vs. Stalin Did you know that in the early 1930’s two men gained control‚ and power among their countries? Adolf Hitler admired‚ and feared Joseph Stalin. Very ironically Stalin admired‚ and feared Hitler as well. Stalin was a communist‚ and Hitler was a fascist. Civilians from these countries were about to face disaster. A communist is defined as one who is a supporter of any type of communism. A fascist is defined as a dictatorial movement‚ and also dealing with extreme nationalism. On
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Stalin: Modernising the USSR Joseph Stalin is now remembered as one of the most ruthless and powerful dictators of all time. His regime was one of terror and oppression‚ and resulted in the deaths of millions of Soviets. As a young man‚ Stalin was involved in the revolutionary movement against the Russian monarchy. In 1904‚ he met Lenin at the first national Bolshevik conference in Finland before becoming the delegate to the Social Democratic Party. His job was to gather support for the Bolshevik
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The Best of the Worst How is evil measured? One of the most discussed topics of the century has been the contrast between the command of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. Both leaders have had a massive impact not only in their country’s history‚ but also in society itself. Hitler and Stalin wanted to obtain the well-being of their country and people‚ but it is their attempt to achieve this victory is what truly made history. Their tactics ranged from concentration camps to mass murders and wars
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Joseph Stalin’s Genocide: 50 Million Deaths From 1919 to 1953 when Stalin died about 50 million lives were taken in the Gulags of Russia (“Videofact”). In total there were 53 Gulags and 423 labor camps (“Gulag”). Stalin was considered one of the most feared dictators because of his secret police and the Gulags. During a series of interviews in 1996‚ a Soviet veteran who lived in Minsk claimed to have seen a U.S. POW in May or June 1953. The POW was a Korean War F-86D pilot whose plane had been
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“Comrades! We have pushed back the Fascists from the outskirts of Moscow‚” Commissar Petronov said. The wailing sound of Katyusha rockets blazed from behind‚ “you see‚ my friends? We have destroyed the enemy’s spirits‚” sounds of screaming came from the ashes of smoke that laid ahead‚ “and now‚ we destroy their lives! Onwards‚ to Berlin!” “URRRAAA!” I screamed‚ drowned in the sounds of others. The smoke slowly dissipated. The sound of a whistle pierced the explosions. For I‚ Dimitri‚ of the 28th
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their ideologies Stalin‚ under Socialism‚ and Mussolini‚ under Fascism‚ used these ideas to advocate and carry out their own policies. However‚ it is important to realise that many areas of their policies did veer away from the direction of their original ideologies. This shows that‚ although Stalin’s and Mussolini’s policies were decided largely by their respective ideologies‚ they were in many situations neglected by the leaders for personal reasons. During Stalin’s Russia‚ Stalin had two main policies
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The political and economic policies of Joseph Stalin in the period before World War 11 and those of Mikhail Gorbachev were similar in some ways‚ yet different in others. The economic situation of the country at the time of the two men’s administration was similar‚ so their policies were parallel. A differing aspect of the policies of the two leaders is their political outlook. Finally‚ the foreign policies of Stalin and Gorbachev varied greatly. The economic situation of the country at the time
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Stalin and the Struggle for Power The Communist Party in the 1920’s‚ Stalin’s Rise to Power and the Defeat of His Rivals. When Lenin died he left no clear successor to lead the Communist Party. Lenin’s Testament criticised all the leading candidates e.g. he described Stalin as ‘not being able to use power with sufficient caution’ and Trotsky for ‘excessive self assurance’. A group of leaders emerged; a ‘collective leadership’. By 1929 one of these leaders‚ Stalin had become a dominant force
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I. Quote a. “We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good distance in ten years. Either we do it‚ or they crush us.” b. This quote from the excerpt of Joseph Stalin‚ “On Soviet Industrialization Speech to Industrial Managers‚” February 1931 is significant because Stalin talks about how they will not have the chance of rising to the top and keeping their independence if they lower their tempo at all. He states that they are extremely behind other countries that
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banned. Families received a range of new benefits under Stalin. There was a free health service for all‚ there were holidays with pay for many workers‚ and an insurance scheme against accidents at work. To encourage women to go back to work after giving birth‚ almost all factories set up crèches to care for their children. However‚ women still faced discrimination in the workplace‚ usually occupying the lower positions Soviet women under Stalin were the first generation of women able to give birth
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