Josef Stalin was one of the most important members of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union succeed the Russian empire in 1922 and lasted until 1991. Stalin shaped the country in the 1930s and continued to help it thrive to victory helping to win the Second World War against Nazi Germany. I am going to concentrate on the myths surrounding Stalin during the Stalin era (1928-1941) and after his death in 1953. After Stalin’s death in 1953 there was no clear successor for his role in the Soviet Union
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http://ibatpv.org/projects/soviet_union/stalins%20impact%20on%20society.htm http://www.gendercide.org/case_stalin.html Essay It was said by many that Stalin was a great and successful leader‚ however‚ though he was successful in industrialising Russia‚ Stalin proved to be a cruel‚ merciless leader to his people. The economic growth of Russia under Stalin’s rule was abundant‚ but the human loss was devastating. Stalin was also very paranoid and took great measures in the purging process‚ eliminating
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March 2010 The Regime of Stalin During the 1900s‚ a man under the name of Stalin rose to power‚ making him‚ contrary to popular belief‚ the worst dictator in that period. Unlike the infamously renowned Hitler who had attempted to eliminate all the Jews in the 1900s‚ Stalin made all the wrong decisions from the very start. Before he came to power‚ he used trickery and guile in order to gain his place at the top. Then‚ when he found his way to being the ruler of Russia‚ Stalin remained distant and separated
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04/29/2002 Saddam vs. Stalin Since the beginning of the world‚ there has been an ongoing cycle of tyrannical leaders that have ruled their lands with an evil hand. Since the beginning of the twentieth century we have seen perhaps the deadliest dictators of them all. Stalin’s regime in the 1930’s and 1940’s in the Soviet Union and Saddam’s regime in the present day Iraq share an exceptionally strong similarity. In order to understand the similarities between Stalin and Saddam‚ we must go back
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1928 with the first Five-Year Plan? There were many reasons why Stalin decided to replace the New Economic Policy with the first Five-Year Plan in 1928. These consisted of economic problems‚ ideological problems‚ political problems‚ as well as a fear of a capitalist invasion. Although economic problems certainly were an important reason for Stalin’s decision to change policy‚ the most significant reasons were political‚ since for Stalin the consolidation of power had always been his main priority.
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Reasons for the Rise of Stalin 1) Stalin’s Political Position as ‘General Secretary’ 2) Stalin’s Development of the Cult of Lenin 3) Stalin’s Elimination Opposition or Persecution of Political Enemies 1) Stalin’s Political Position as ‘General Secretary’ Stalin was the General Secretary of Communist Party. This was not a powerful post and therefore attracted little fear and jealousy. But Stalin had the power to appoint junior party officials at every level of the party and thus he appointed
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up. In November of 1917‚ Lenin and his communist followers known as the Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government and set a communist government in Russia. However‚ in 1924‚ Lenin died and Josef Stalin assumed leadership of the Soviet Union‚ which was the name for the communist Russia. Stalin was a ruthless leader who brought many changes to the Soviet Union. Stalin’s goal was to transform the Soviet Union into a modern superpower and spread communism throughout the world‚ and he was determined
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Joseph Stalin dominated the soviet scene to a degree unequaled in the United States by Truman or even Roosevelt. Stalin was born in the Russian empire’s southern province of Georgia in 1879. He began studying for the priesthood but was thrown out of seminary for revolutionary activity and some believe because of laziness. After the 1917 Bolshevik revolution he climbed to prominence in the new ruling communist party thanks to his administrative skills and adroit political maneuvering and building
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