Time Forward
Imagine the world without industry. How could we live? What would society be like? The Soviet Union, before Stalin’s Five Year Plan, lacked industrialization. They were slowly entering industrial age, but not fast enough for Stalin. The Five Year Plan was a set of economic plans that would hopefully aid in the development of the emerging USSR. Kataev’s Time Forward showcases the lives of those working for the Stalin. Joseph Stalin’s Five Year Plans would make citizens believe they needed rapid industrialization but in reality the plans would fail and the workers and citizens would suffer deeply.
In 1928, Joseph Stalin would introduce the first of several Five Year Plans. Lenin’s New Economic Policy, which had allowed for individual’s to profit from agriculture and trade, was ended. The Soviets were slowly entering industry and Stalin believed, “The advanced countries…. will crush us.” (Hunt, 846) Statements like this would get the attention of the citizens. It …show more content…
There is no first chapter, “The first chapter is omitted for the time being.” (Kataev, 3) It is as if Kataev he did not have enough to write it and he would return at a later time. The book takes place in a mere twenty- four hours. The characters had so much to do in a short amount of time. This relates to the emerging USSR. Stalin believed that time was running out for the Soviets to join in the industrial age. I believe fear was behind the desire to industrialize. People were afraid to stand up to Stalin. They had seen what was happening to those who resisted. Stalin had installed fear to get what he wanted. You can speed up time by mass production, but more importantly treating your citizens badly. Today we live in a society where everything is mass-produced. Labor unions make up quite a percent of the workforce. Industrialization is everything in the world, and from the age of Stalin till now it will always
Imagine the world without industry. How could we live? What would society be like? The Soviet Union, before Stalin’s Five Year Plan, lacked industrialization. They were slowly entering industrial age, but not fast enough for Stalin. The Five Year Plan was a set of economic plans that would hopefully aid in the development of the emerging USSR. Kataev’s Time Forward showcases the lives of those working for the Stalin. Joseph Stalin’s Five Year Plans would make citizens believe they needed rapid industrialization but in reality the plans would fail and the workers and citizens would suffer deeply.
In 1928, Joseph Stalin would introduce the first of several Five Year Plans. Lenin’s New Economic Policy, which had allowed for individual’s to profit from agriculture and trade, was ended. The Soviets were slowly entering industry and Stalin believed, “The advanced countries…. will crush us.” (Hunt, 846) Statements like this would get the attention of the citizens. It …show more content…
There is no first chapter, “The first chapter is omitted for the time being.” (Kataev, 3) It is as if Kataev he did not have enough to write it and he would return at a later time. The book takes place in a mere twenty- four hours. The characters had so much to do in a short amount of time. This relates to the emerging USSR. Stalin believed that time was running out for the Soviets to join in the industrial age. I believe fear was behind the desire to industrialize. People were afraid to stand up to Stalin. They had seen what was happening to those who resisted. Stalin had installed fear to get what he wanted. You can speed up time by mass production, but more importantly treating your citizens badly. Today we live in a society where everything is mass-produced. Labor unions make up quite a percent of the workforce. Industrialization is everything in the world, and from the age of Stalin till now it will always