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    Joseph Stalin was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union’s Central Committee. After Lenin’s death‚ he became the second leader of the Soviet Union. He was always Supporting Lenin and the Bolshevik system‚ even before the Bolshevik revolution. The political Communist of the Soviet Union was Marxism–Leninism which depends on the theories of Marxism and Leninism. The term Marxism–Leninism was called by Stalin. When Stalin became the leader of Soviet Union‚ he wanted to follow

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    Stalins Impacts During His Rule In life many things can go right or just plain out wrong. During the rule of Joseph Stalin there were positive impacts and negative impacts on Russia‚ but in life people remember the bad more then the good. Stalin helped Russia with their economy‚ but had a downfall in the social department. Joseph Stalin is a very cruel person‚ but he helped Russia industrialized. There were many

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    research essay focuses on the methods undertaken by Joseph Stalin in industrializing the Soviet Union through his First Five-Year Plan. Thus‚ the main question arising throughout this essay is the following: To What Extent Were Joseph Stalin’s Methods In Employing The First Five-Year Plan (1928-1932) Effective In Achieving His Original Industrial Aims? In order to be able to analyze such controversial topic‚ the essay first addresses how Stalin approached the idea for economic growth‚ mainly by employing

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    War 2 was significant in bringing about economic change through the use of Stalin’s Five year plans. The outcome of previous wars gave Stalin the impression that in order for Russia to be successful in a war the country needed to be modernised. Stalin wanted to construct a command economy that was geared to protect them from the hostility of the west. In 1931‚ Stalin stated “We must make a good distance in 10 years. Either we do this or were crushed .” This infers that Russia was not in a position

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    Compare and contrast the economic policies of Lenin and Stalin and evaluate their success. Comparing Lenin and Stalin one finds that both were following a communist ideal but what is the communist ideal? The main principal is to share a country’s wealth amongst its people. This is the theoretical side of the communist idea; the practical side requires a careful planning of the country’s economy and also a system that makes sure that everybody is treated equally. When Lenin and the communist party

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    conformity had erased any form of originality‚ drive or initiative. For a period in his rule after eliminating land owners and other fascists‚ Stalin began eliminating generals that he suspected of being disloyal. Thus‚ when the war was brought to his corner‚ he had already he gained full control over the military (Riemer and Simon 129). The twist however‚ is that Stalin unlike Hitler was more willing to depend on the few Generals that remained for tactical advise (Riemer and Simon 130). Stalin’s address

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    rollercoaster was the constantly evolving leadership of the in countries of power. Although new the technologies developed solved many everyday problems‚ extreme radical political ideologies were still a major issue. Three leaders‚ Adolf Hitler‚ Joseph Stalin‚ and Mao Tse-Tung‚ were notorious for their harsh policies in the twentieth century. Each of the leaders had successes and failure. Unfortunately‚ the large amount of lives lost under their control outweighed any benefits they brought to their countries

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    To what extent did Stalin establish a personal dictatorship in the years 1929-1939? Between 1929 and 1930 Stalin used various ways to establish a personal dictatorship. This allowed Stalin to establish a personal dictatorship in these years. In order to do this Stalin instituted a party purge to silence the opposition of Riutin and his supporters‚ the assassination of Kirov‚ executed delegated party congresses‚ The trial of the twenty-one and general Purges. A purge was the systematic elimination

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    many tactics to withhold power and maintain control over the ignorant people. Joseph Stalin‚ the leader of the USSR from 1922-1952‚ used many clever and sometimes gory techniques to keep his power over the Soviet people. These strategies are shown in George Orwell’s allegory of the Russian revolution‚ Animal Farm. Napoleon‚ the self-proclaimed leader of Animal Farm and allegorical representation of Joseph Stalin‚ has quite a few crafty and cunning ways to retain his authority over the animals. For

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    In 1954 the communist party of China bombed one of Taiwan Islands angering the United States. This created tension between the two nations. However‚ this was the least of china problems. The New ruler of Russia‚ Khrushchev‚ denounced Stalin. Khrushchev blamed Stalin for foreign policy errors‚ for the failing of Soviet agriculture‚ and for mistakes that had led to appalling lose of life in the Second War World. Mao was livid with anger by this denouncement of his supporter.( film -China) Mao Zedong

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