Joseph Stalin, The Cold War, and the Positive Effects on the Modern World
Oleksander Yaroslav was a member of the 80% of the population of Ukraine that owned farmland in the 1930’s. Oleksander had heard about the Russian grip tightening on his country in the mistaken fear that his fellow citizens of Ukraine were planning a secession from the USSR. Soon, men started coming to his door demanding that he remove himself from his property and turn his farmland over to the control of the Soviet Socialist Republic. He had heard in the town banter that the Russians were planning on cutting off all food from the country with intentions of quelling any intentions of revolt by the way of a “man-made famine”. Oleksander refused to willingly leave his home and let his fellow countryman starve in protest of the corrupt genocide. The men quickly stopped talking and became violent. They demanded that Oleksander turn over his land or face the consequences of his actions. Oleksander never questioned his stance and remained unwaveringly steadfast in his position despite the great tempest that was the USSR. Oleksander, one night while sleeping in his home in the …show more content…
Although some of these arguments are very valid there is still a lot of evidence to prove the exact opposite. There were quite a few good outcomes buried underneath the thousand of atrocious acts that Stalin and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics carried out in only a very short period of time. Despite the many negative things, including the death of almost 50 million Russians, that extended from the Cold War as well as Joseph Stalin’s dictatorship over the USSR there are quite a few positive outcomes of this time period including advancements in technology, industry, and
Oleksander Yaroslav was a member of the 80% of the population of Ukraine that owned farmland in the 1930’s. Oleksander had heard about the Russian grip tightening on his country in the mistaken fear that his fellow citizens of Ukraine were planning a secession from the USSR. Soon, men started coming to his door demanding that he remove himself from his property and turn his farmland over to the control of the Soviet Socialist Republic. He had heard in the town banter that the Russians were planning on cutting off all food from the country with intentions of quelling any intentions of revolt by the way of a “man-made famine”. Oleksander refused to willingly leave his home and let his fellow countryman starve in protest of the corrupt genocide. The men quickly stopped talking and became violent. They demanded that Oleksander turn over his land or face the consequences of his actions. Oleksander never questioned his stance and remained unwaveringly steadfast in his position despite the great tempest that was the USSR. Oleksander, one night while sleeping in his home in the …show more content…
Although some of these arguments are very valid there is still a lot of evidence to prove the exact opposite. There were quite a few good outcomes buried underneath the thousand of atrocious acts that Stalin and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics carried out in only a very short period of time. Despite the many negative things, including the death of almost 50 million Russians, that extended from the Cold War as well as Joseph Stalin’s dictatorship over the USSR there are quite a few positive outcomes of this time period including advancements in technology, industry, and