To what extent was the success of Stalin in retaining power in the USSR through fear? Section A It is assumed by most from a Western prospective that Stalin was the sole creator of the Great Purges and his regime was held together by the constant and consistent fear he infiltrated through it. Many historians put Stalin forward as an evil tyrant so much so that he can seem superhuman. My investigation’s aim is to explore to what extent was the success of Stalin in retaining power in the USSR
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STALIN. A GROUP OF CORE SUPPORTERS: Huge numbers of people‚ form those at the top right down to interrogators‚ torturers‚ guards and executioners‚ were willing to carry out Stalin’s orders. Local party bosses – little Stalins – often initiated their own terrors from below. Stalin ruled unchallenged with the help of his supporting clique – Molotov‚ Kaganovich‚ Mikoyan‚ Zhdanov‚ Voroshilov‚ Bulganin‚ Beria‚ Malenkov and Khrushchev. POLICE CONTROL BASED UPON TERROR: Five Year Plans for industry
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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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Henry VII and Retaining Retaining involved magnates taking men into their service‚ generally involving the payment of fees and sometimes the granting of a distinctive badge or uniform (livery). This practice served the king‚ in that it allowed him to recruit armies more easily‚ by making contracts with leading magnates who then provided their retinues for service with the king’s army for a specified time. However‚ it did allow magnates to retain what were‚ in effect‚ ’private armies’ and‚ at this
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The tenth child of fourteen children‚ Commodus was eventually the oldest male left in the family‚ which made him the immediate heir to the throne. Because of this‚ he was spoiled rotten. Any injury or illness was treated immediately‚ as he could not afford to pass away. Anything he longed for was at his feet in an instant‚ and he was groomed at an early age to be his father’s successor. He was given a high level of education and was spoiled rotten. He was pushed into leadership at an early age‚ which
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‘To what extent was Metternich responsible for the lack of change in Germany between 1815-1848’ Metternich was the chancellor of Austria and therefore had a substantial amount of power‚ this enabled him to make radical decisions regarding Germany‚ whether it included unifying it or not. On one hand Metternich had a major influence with the lack of change in Germany. This was largely to do with the fact that he continuously over exaggerated the importance of the student movements. An example of
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To what extent had the USSR recovered from the impact of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) by the time of Stalin’s death in 1953? Although VE celebrations started on 24th June 1945‚ peace was declared on the 9th May in Moscow. There are differing opinions on the amount of deaths that were caused by the Great Patriotic War (for example‚ Kenez estimates 26-27 million‚ many of whom were prisoners of war‚ whereas Hoskings estimated 20-25 million‚ many of whom were killed indirectly by the war‚ by means
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From their success‚ the company has grown to 500 employees. After separating from Microsoft Gaming Studios‚ they are about to release a new game franchise called Destiny. As a video game developer‚ Bungie uses technology in tons of different ways. Videogame development requires a lot from a computer‚ including
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topic that philosophers such as Plato‚ Machiavelli‚ and Wills have debated for thousands of years. Niccolo Machiavelli was a 15th century philosopher whose main belief was that a good leader must be feared by his people. Machiavelli’s theory on leadership is by far the most effective‚ as portrayed through "Lord of the Flies". One of the main points that Machiavelli made on leadership was that "It is safer to be feared than to be loved" [Machiavelli‚ 6]. When a leader is feared he may be certain that
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Schrimsher AICE International History Period 7 16 December 2014 Josef Stalin: A Totalitarian Tyrant Joseph Vissarionovitch Stalin‚ notoriously known as one of the most ruthless and inhumane tyrants‚ startlingly was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize because of his efforts to end Second World War. Yet Stalin was not flaccid in his rise to power from an irrelevant position to the dictator of the Soviet Union from 1941-1953. Joseph Stalin is ubiquitously considered a totalitarian due to his economic‚ social
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