Stalin Vs Mccarthyism

Dear Editor, I would like to propose writing an essay for your prestigious magazine about how the government has controlled and censored scientific information in the Soviet Union between 1924 and 1953 (Burns, Sorenson, and Goethals 1487-1490). During this time period, the Communist Party's ideologies and the opinions of those in power took priority over anything else, including established evidence and universally accepted truths (Burns, Sorenson, and Goethals 1487-1490). Because of Stalin's rapidly growing supporters, and because he became the leader of the Soviet Union, the Communist Party's views and ideas changed from being collectively developed to being synonymous to Stalin's views and ideas. Therefore, what Stalin said, the Communist Party expressed as their collective opinion (McCauley 103-104). Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1928 (Burns, Sorenson, and Goethals 1487-1488). Stalin was very committed to the Communist ideology, particularly dialectical materialism, and he was relentless in ensuring that all aspects of the Soviet Union followed this thinking as religiously as Stalin himself (Mason 595-596). Scientific study and knowledge …show more content…
In my second paragraph, I plan to focus on my first supporting argument and provide more details and supporting facts to strengthen my first supporting argument. In my third paragraph, I plan to focus on my second supporting argument and follow the same format as my second paragraph. In my fourth paragraph, I plan to focus on my third supporting argument and follow the same format as the preceding paragraphs. Finally, in my fifth paragraph, I plan to restate my thesis and main supporting arguments and conclude by connecting the circumstances discussed in my essay about the Soviet Union to present-day society and how present-day currently impacts