Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was a powerful Communist leader in the early years of the Soviet Union. Stalin was a dictator leader who terrorized the Russian citizens and sent many people to prisons and labour camps. Born into poverty‚ Stalin became involved into revolutionary politics‚ as well as criminal activities as a young man. After leader Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) died‚ Stalin outmanoeuvred his rivals in the party to oversee the party. Forcing rapid industrialization of Russia and collectivization
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succumbing to a foreign invasion. Internally‚ there was an increase in the identification of anti-Soviet sentiment spreading. Though these threats were largely untrue‚ the constant uncovering of them justified Stalin’s policy to counteract them. Finally‚ Stalin also used the mass terror to consolidate his power. However‚ before the immediate reasons as to why the regime resorted to mass terror are discussed‚ the reason as to why terror
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people; this tragic incident occurred because Stalin wanted to convert the world to communism. After 250 years of living under Russian Tsarist rule‚ the Ukrainians became part of the Soviet Union in 1922. Farmers thrived‚ economic freedom was permitted‚ and private enterprise was allowed. Among these‚ writers‚ artists‚ and scholars grew. Stalin‚ in 1924‚ took over Russia after the previous leader‚ Vladimir Lenin‚ died. Later‚ in 1928‚ Stalin launched a plan to force farmers into giving up
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variety of rulers‚ some more autocratic and reactionary than others. Stalin’s period of rule in Russia could be seen as the most brutal rule Russia saw in this period‚ but a lot of changes were made whilst he was in power. Historians’ opinions on Stalin are‚ as ever‚ wide ranging‚ Marxist historians tend to be of the opinion that the brutality was a means to an end which was a necessity. Martin McCauley believes that Stalin’s personal impact was not that great and that he was simply at the head of
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Europe. Source 8 - an extract from Inside the Kremlin’s Cold War: From Stalin to Krushchev‚ published in 1996 - agrees with Source 7 on the fact that misjudgements were responsible for the Cold War developments‚ however the source describes the Soviet Union‚ not the USA for being solely responsible‚ the source states that Stalin’s road to the Cold War was “strewn with miscalculations” and that in response to the Marshall Plan‚ Stalin “began to consolidate
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Kondratieff cycle/wave what is it? What were the implications? Why was Kondratieff persecuted by Joseph Stalin The Kondratieff cycle is a theory created by 19th century economist‚ Nikolai Kondratieff. The theory entitles the use of various data in order to anticipate future economic developments. Some of these data included wage medians‚ interest rates‚ raw material prices‚ foreign trades‚ and bank deposits. Observing charts of great length with each of these data factored in. Observing various
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While the Soviets assumed control of parts of German and Berlin and cut of American‚ British‚ and French access to Berlin and Germany in both road and railroads‚ America came up with an eleven month airlift to provide food and fuel to these zones‚ Stalin then lifted the blockade which was a huge victory to the Truman administration. The soviets then caused a huge stir when they tested their first atomic bomb in 1949. The U.S.‚ Canada‚ and ten other western European nations came together and created
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upbringing‚ facing issues such as financial troubles‚ an abusive father and illness that left him scarred. In 1899‚ Stalin left school to study priesthood at a seminary in the Georgian Orthodox Church of Tbilisi‚ during which time he began learning of the Marxist party by exposing himself to books and other material concerning the philosophy. He was expelled due to missed exams‚ although Stalin later claimed that his expulsion was caused by his growing interest in Marxism. At this time‚ the Bolsheviks
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animals realize conditions are just as miserable as before. There is a major connection between Animal Farm and Russian communism. The pigs are one of the most significant of these connections‚ representing the communist rulers of Russia‚ like Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky. Their traits‚ personalities‚ and actions are similar to the actual men in power. In the novel Animal Farm‚ the pigs represent the communist leaders of Russia in the early 1900s. Old Major‚ the creator of animalism‚ represents
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1924-29? In the years before Lenin’s death and the years that followed. Stalin was seen to be in the weaker position than the seven other opponents‚ this being because he was doubted in his role in the revolution and therefore as his role of the leader of the party. I believe that the personalities of the contenders was significant in the power struggle but it was also several main factors that played a role in allowing Stalin to become victorious these being his ruthless personality and devious strategies
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