In the years 1928-1941 Stain started a series of Five year plans for industry‚ how far were these successful? Once in power‚ Stalin was determined to modernise the USSR as quickly as possible‚ he wanted to compete with other foreign countries‚ but also he was afraid of a German invasion hence forth he set about achieving modernisation through a series of five year plans. These plans were set up by the GOSPLAN‚ the state planning organisation which Lenin had set up in 1921. The GOSPLAN set ambitious
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How/why did Stalin become head of state? After Lenin’s death in 1924‚ everyone thought Trotsky‚ the brilliant leader of the red army would become leader‚ especially as Lenin left a Testament saying that Stalin was dangerous and a ‘grey blur’ and should be dismissed‚ but Stalin schemed his way into power‚ using his position as General Secretary as well as using a serious of ruthless political moves‚ devious tactics‚ the weakness of opposition‚ his own strengths‚ party weakness’ and factors out of
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small extent‚ as there were a large number of other factors that affected the successor of Lenin. Josef Stalin was born into a peasant background in Georgia. Stalin was ‘safe’ in the eyes of the public and the Bolsheviks due to his perception of him. He was considered a pedestrian to them due to his background. Stalin wanted the idea of socialism in one country. After Lenin’s death Stalin opposed the idea of socialism spread across the world and the idea of permanent revolution‚ although this
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whole of the progressive mankind is celebrating the glorious jubilee of our very greatest contemporary‚ the wise leader‚ the teacher of the peoples‚ the luminary of all the sciences‚ the outstanding military leader‚ our own dearest beloved Comrade Stalin.” This quote marks the beginning of a Soviet Russia historical marker in Vladimir Voinovich’s novel Monumental Propaganda. Titled; Monumental Propaganda gives reference to an original strategy used in the era of Lenin to visually place or stand
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Eastern Europe. Stalin took the advantage of this in order to strengthen the Soviet Union and spread communism. In the Yalta conference (Feb 1945)‚ Stalin demanded parts of Poland to be given to USSR. Stalin made a communist government of Poland although there was already a Polish government in UK. This kind of behavior made the West (USA‚ UK etc) fear that USSR would gain permanent control over Poland. Stalin went even further‚ in the same year (1945 July~August) Potsdam conference‚ Stalin wanted parts
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What would you do if one country’s dominance over your country changed your life for the worse? This is what was occurring to the lithuanians. During Stalin’s rule‚ There were many things he did to ensure soviet dominance. Stalin had a five year plan. This five year plan was to gain complete soviet dominance through the secret deportation of Lithuanians to siberia. The lithuanians faced many hardships not only in Siberia but on the way there as well. The first part of the plan was to deport them
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"Stalin’s economic policies brought glory to the USSR" entirely correct. Stalin had been one of two men who were in a position to succeed Lenin the other being Leon Trotsky. Joseph Stalin (His real name was Josef Dzhugashvili) Stalin‚ meaning "Man of Steel". Stalin was both Commissar of Nationalities and Commissar of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Inspectorate making him the ideal option to be the successor of Lenin. Stalin was intent on industrializing the Soviet Union as quickly as possible as he
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Union leader‚ Joseph Stalin. Stalin‚ has been lying to the world‚ and the people of the Soviet Union agree. What the Soviet government would like people to believe is that Stalin is helping the people of the Soviet Union‚ but the reality is far from help. The Soviet Government wants people to believe that the Communist party is acknowledging that women have a vital role in making a successful socialist society. In reality‚ the people are saying that ever since Stalin took control of the
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encourages the downfall of the capitalist US in order for Communism to spread and the conception of a revolution “American Proletariat.” Seven years later‚ Joseph Stalin repeats this threat. In accordance with Lenin’s original aspirations‚ Stalin welcomes an international rebellion against capitalist institutions and governments. Stalin warns the West‚ “They will realize that it is high time for them‚ the Western workers‚ to set up workers’ states in their own countries. That is why the very existence
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believes every word she wrote. She disputes how guilty Bukharin really was‚ but not as a legal representative‚ but more from a wife’s perspective. This could be from the fact her husband and son were both taken from her unjustly by Stalin. Larina proves that she thinks Stalin‚ not Bolshevism‚ is the real evil during this time period. She is cold‚ cruel‚ and truthful about her feelings of the dictator who was her husband’s friend‚ but eventually finished him off. Anna Larina did an exceptional job of
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