The most dominant factor in Stalin’s acquisition of power was his political skills. Stalin's first major success over the other contenders, though they did not realize it, was the power he gained from his position as General Secretary of the party. This gave Stalin the ability to appoint new members as well as have access to information on other party members. He was able to build up a base of support by promoting his supporters into higher party positions. No one else in the party wanted this position so it Stalin took it and seen as a bureaucratic burden.…
Over the 30 years of Joseph Stalin’s dictatorship, the estimated death toll ranged from 28 to 40 million people, whom died from a variety of things, such as famine, executions, and a very large war. Stalin assumed autocratic rule of the Soviet Union in 1924 following the death of Lenin. Stalin made a variety of reforms, but his main focus was on the economic issues that was occurring in the communist country at the time. Stalin made his economic reforms solely to make the most amount of money possibly, even if millions of people had to die. I completely contest to Stalin’s beliefs and ideas during this very controversial time in the USSR.…
Joseph Stalin was important to history however he was also one of the worst people in history. He did a lot of terrible things but he shaped russia into what it is today. Joseph Stalin was important to history. He did a lot of things that helped russia. He turned Russia from a agricultural country into a superstate with the atomic bomb.…
Immediately after the allies rose victorious of the Nazis and the rest of the axis powers. A potentially more dangerous and devastating war broke out. This war, however was a battle about ideology and cultural habits and ways. This war would be against one of our crucial allies during WWII, the soviets. The tension broke out early after the russians had conquered their way back into the German heartland and had captured Berlin.…
Fear and terror are common tactics used against people in order to control them. By using terror to incite fear in people states are given the ability to control the actions and reactions and subdue or influence the general public. This Essay provides a critical analysis into State Terror using the historical example of Stalin and Soviet Russia in 1922. By looking at this example of Joseph Stalin and Soviet Russia the impacts and outcomes of state terrorism can be fully analysed and the above question answered for the purpose of this essay. Although Terrorism and State Terrorism are difficult to completely define there are certain characteristics present that can be grouped and associated with Terrorism so as to provide guidelines in its…
The Soviet Union lasted for 69 years from 1922 to 1991, and Joseph Stalin was the dictator from 1929 to 1953. Stalin was notorious for being a liar and a manipulator, but many people still do not know that he is responsible for 6 million more deaths than Adolf Hitler. In fact, Stalin was directly responsible for the deaths of 2-7 million poor Ukrainian farmers during the Holomodor (man-made famine) from 1932-1933. Not only was he responsible for the famine, but he actively allowed it to continue. Kevin Cunningham wrote, in his biography Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union, “Stalin and his lieutenants not only prevented relief from going to Ukraine but also denied that people were starving…”…
In the world’s past, dictators and their political systems have done things to solidify their power and to command their citizens. Dictators for example are, Louis XIV of France and Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union. The work done by these dictators and their political systems had major consequences on their citizens and their countries. Louis the XIV of France exercised the finances of France, increased the size of the French military, and removed the Edict of Nantes from French society to solidify his power. Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union in Russia used propaganda to limit information, controlled the Soviet economy by increasing…
The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a civil war that lasted around three years and left Russia more broken and damaged then ever before. This revolution ended centuries of imperialistic rule and allowed for a change in power which was something that had never been seen before. This was because of the monarchy, the same family had been in charge for so many years that a complete change in power was almost unheard of. Since Russia had just gone through WW1 and the Russian Revolution it had become very fragile and susceptible to attacks. Due to Russia's overthrown political system and weakened economy from the revolution, Joseph stalin was able to rise to power successfully with his determination and ruthlessness, which overall negatively affected…
Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Russian Communist Party, and the Bolsheviks believed that violent revolution was the only way to overturn the government and avoid further development of liberalism in Russia. The authoritarian bent in Lenin’s thinking only got stronger and the Soviet Union became a dictatorship with a ruling central government. In the years following the death of Vladimir Lenin in 1924, Stalin rose to become the leader of…
1. The one government I would NOT want to live under is Totalitarianism. This is a belief that the government controls every aspect of life with unlimited power. The purpose of this type of government is to produce a perfect society. Examples are, Germany under the leadership of Adolf Hitler and the Soviet under the leadership of Joseph Stalin.…
While Stalin's grandiose power accumulation and not so pure intentions are left out of history books. The soul blame can be surly with out doubt, be placed on the Petrograd Soviet. It is true the Provisional Government was a temporary government that did little to aid the people of Russia, however they could not do anything with the Petrograd Soviet restricting their actions. The true culprits who put chains on the people of Russia is not Stalin nor Lenin; rather the Petrograd Soviet that set the entire nation on a path of Stalinism and mass death.…
3. Explain in detail the different aspects of totalitarianism and describe how Stalin employed these policies and tactics to extend and maintain absolute control over Russian society. (Beck, Section 2) A totalitarian government is one that takes complete control over every aspect of a nation, including both the public and private lives of its citizens.…
Joseph Stalin started off as a decent leader, but then he got power-hungry and when people started to not comply with his rules and laws, he would have them killed… .This hunger for power and control eventually turned his leadership into more of a dictatorship. Once Stalin started to become more of a dictator, the whole union started to fall apart. The USSR/Soviet Union (whatever you want to call it), is almost as if it followed the script to Animal Farm, which is funny because Animal Farm was published 40 years before the Stalin…
Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952. He was a rough communist leader who spread fear, terror, and other horrid emotions to his people. Many hate Stalin for his brutal leadership and have even called him worse than Hitler in terms of authority and deaths among his people. Like many strong dictators, Stalin used many different forms of horror to keep a iron grip reserving his position of lead in his country. But how exactly did Joseph Stalin keep the Soviet Union under his control with so many against him?…
The story of Animal Farm is not just one of talking animals living on a farm. Rather, the tale chronicles the historical event of the Russian Revolution and the figures that took part in establishing the totalitarian regime in Russia, as well as the people that were affected by the ascendance of a corrupt leader. George Orwell, in Animal Farm, creates the villain character of Napoleon, a Berkshire pig, and the main antagonist in the novel, who rose to power through acts of exploitation, fear tactics, and manipulation to demonstrate the corruption of Joseph Stalin 's dictatorship. Throughout the story, corruption arose in the farm as Napoleon gained power and began to grant himself privileges.…