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
Joseph Stalin was one of the greatest leaders in modern history, not only because he lead his country to pushing the German’s back from the USSR (The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) into the heart of the Germany but also because he modernised a country that was a hundred years behind the rest of the world in very little time. Stalin had successfully implemented two five year plans between the years 1928 and 1938. BBC Believes that the first two five-year plans were concentrated on industry such
s By 1941, Stalin’s Five Year Plans had made the USSR stronger. Explain why you agree or disagree with this view? (24 marks) By 1941 Stalin had used the five year plans to strengthen his position as leader of the USSR, however the society as a whole was weaker. There were both advantages and disadvantages to the three five year plans: The five year plans were disorganised, there was difficulties with managers, it created a quicksand society and living standards were deprived. It did however
Joseph Stalin was either considered a hero or a cold blooded murderer. He was considered one of the greatest Soviet Union leaders of all time. Stalin had to make some important decisions when he became leader. The issues he was dealing with at the time was multiple threats from internal and external sources. The first threat he received was from the west. When Britain began cutting off diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, it brought fear in the eyes of many young men and woman. The people
Joseph Stalin in the 1930’s was a cruel and bitter dictator. Joseph Stalin grew up with a harsh family that changed his ways of living. Joseph Stalin ruled for the Soviet Union for more than two decades. We see Joseph Stalin trying to come up with plans to try and help the Soviet Union in World War II. Some of his plans worked, but most of them failed. Joseph Stalin did whatever it would take to be the highest power of the USSR. Stalin was a ruler with great anger that constantly was building up
Joseph Stalin was either consider a hero or cold blooded murderer. He was considered one of the greatest Soviet Union leaders of all time. Stalin had to make some important decisions when he became leader. The issues he was dealing with at the time was multiple threats from internal and external sources. The first threat he received was from the west. When Britain began cutting off diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, it brought fear into the eyes of many young men and woman. The people felt
Stalin DBQ Around the early 1920’s, Stalin took power and became leader of Russia. As a result Russians either became fond of Stalin’s policies or absolutely despised them. Stalin’s five-year plans lured many into focusing on the thriving economy rather than the fact that the five year plan hurt the military. The experience of many lives lost, forced labor camps, little supply of food, influenced the Russians negative opinion about Stalin. Having different classes in society, many Russians had
However, in 1924, Lenin died and Josef Stalin assumed leadership of the Soviet Union, which was the name for the communist Russia. Stalin was a ruthless leader who brought many changes to the Soviet Union. Stalin’s goal was to transform the Soviet Union into a modern superpower and spread communism throughout the world, and he was determined to sabotage anyone who stood in his way. He used many methods such as collectivization, totalitarianism and five year plan’s to achieve his goals. Stalin’s rule
Stalin's Success In 1953 Joseph Stalin died, which left Russia in deep distress because they had lost a great political leader. I feel that with out a doubt Stalin was a success and there are three points which I will study to help prove this: Was he a success in his own terms?, was he a success in the terms of Russia? And was he Success in the terms of Communism?. . Stalin was a person you couldn't get to know personally he had friends, but many which he chose to
example of this allegorical reference is Napoleon's plan for the windmill; this depicts Joseph Stalin's five year plans. Its representation in Animal Farm was well done, and while it was missing some minor aspects, it was generally a well done allusion to the event from the Russian Revolution. After Vladimir Lenin died, Joseph Stalin came to power, despite Lenin’s first choice replacement being Leon Trotsky (“Stalin and the five year plans” 1). Once Stalin was a Soviet leader, he was “ready to initiate
to implement a plan for a windmill to increase productivity on the farm. This plan alludes to Joseph Stalin's five year plans from the Russian Revolution. Its representation in Animal Farm was well done, and while it was missing some minor aspects, it was an excellent allusion to the event from the Russian Revolution. After Vladimir Lenin died, Joseph Stalin came to power, despite Lenin’s first choice replacement being Leon Trotsky (“Stalin and the five year plans” 1). Once Stalin was a Soviet leader
that occurred in the revolution. One example of this is Napoleon's plan for the windmill representing Joseph Stalin's five year plans. Its representation in Animal Farm was well done, and while it was missing some aspects, it overall did a sufficient job at portraying this event in history. After Vladimir Lenin died, Joseph Stalin came to power, despite Leon Trotsky being Lenin's first choice as a replacement (Hindsight). Once Stalin was a Soviet leader, he was ¨ready to initiate the next stage in
Even though The Soviet Union turned from a rural farming country to an industrialized power house in just a matter of years, Stalin’s plans were more harmful than helpful to the Soviet Union because of the famine he caused, and the millions that died because of his actions. Joseph Stalin was one of the leaders of the Bolsheviks or communist party that took control of Russia on October 24, 1917. During the Russian Revolution, he was a general who fought in major battles in the Russian Civil War that
After establishing himself as Lenin’s successor, Stalin ruthlessly increased his power and pushed forward with all his policies. What resulted was an extreme totalitarian dictatorship. Stalin imposed his stamp on Russia. He employed greater control over the communist party, and to guarantee its longevity, he unleashed a flood of fear and coercion which had never been seen before. He eliminated any threats to his position via the NKVD and the purges which resulted in the death of millions of soviet
Nikita Khrushchev, sought to “De-Stalinise” Russia by rejecting ‘the Stalin cult,’ to attempt to reform Russian government and society. However, questions arise on whether Khrushchev’s reforms were executed effectively due to limited changes being made during his regime. As a result, some historians have argued that the Stalinist regime was continued by the Soviets. De- Stalinisation was ‘doomed to failure, because the system’s inherent instability meant that radical changes, whether in the planning
Joseph Stalin watched the fall of the Romanovs, the rise of communism, helped win a world war, and killed millions of his own people. All of this started December 18, 1879, the day he was born. Originally he was born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. Born to a poor family with an abusive father his mother encouraged him to become a priest. She enrolled him do so he enrolled in a school. However in 1899 he dropped out and left his hometown of Gori, Georgia. He then joined the Social Democratic Labor
independence, most of history has been consumed by tyranny. Tyranny rises when shrewd men, such as Joseph Stalin, take advantage of poverty-stricken, ignorant nations. These nations are helpless; they’re uneducated about the dangers of fascism and dictatorship. They’re simply waiting for an eager tyrant to benefit from their lack of education. Throughout history, many like Joseph Stalin have altered society’s way of life by gaining too much power, causing fear, and killing for their own gain
How successful were the five year plans in transforming Russian industry in the year to 1941? (30 marks) Russia, three times the size of USA today needed industrialization to help improve Russia’s current economic state in the 18th century. The five year plans was one but he also made other changes to help the growth of the economy. One was collectivization in agriculture, another liquidating the kulaks. The five year plans was to help modernize Russia as it still remained solely on agriculture
‘’Explain the methods taken by Stalin to transform the Soviet Union in the period 1924-1939’’ Commencing from the year 1924 and ending in 1939, Stalin undertook many methods to change the Soviet Union socially and economically. Socially, he developed a ‘cult of personality’, which portrayed Stalin as an all knowing and powerful figure, consequently ensuring his position as leader of the communist party and justifying many of his policies and actions. However, to maintain his position as dictator
Joseph Stalin was a Georgian Marxist revolutionary leader and later dictator of the USSR. He was born in Gori, Georgia. He studied at Tiflis Orthodox where he was expelled from in 1899. After joining a Georgian Social Democratic organization in 1898, he became active in a revolutionary underground, and he was twice sent to Siberia. As a leading Bolshevik he played an active role in the October Revolution. In 1922, he became general secretary of the Party Central Committee, a position that he held
Joseph Vissarionovich Djugashvili, famously known as Joseph Stalin, is one of the greatest leaders of the 20th Century. Born in Gori, Georgia to a very religious family, Stalin was a very intelligent child. The other children treated him with disrespect, and because of this, Joseph began a journey for purpose and dignity. Stalin first joined the Social Democratic Labour Party, then he was appointed by Lenin to Bolshevik Party Central Committee. In 1917 he was named Commissar of Nationalities after
11.30.10 The U.S.S.R. Under Stalin 1924-1941 Paper 1 Questions & Answers 1)a) Evidence in Source D that suggests that Stalin's motive for the mass arrests of the late 1930s was to obtain slave labor is that “the mass arrest of the late 1930s may have been carried out to satisfy Stalin's desire for slave labor,” and “more prison laborers were urgently needed.” b) In Source D, “absurd inefficiency” means that the overpopulation of the prison laborers in the camps made them disorganized
a cultured manner in good society." It was in the late thirties that Josef Stalin both declared the Soviet Union as a two class, the workers and the peasants, and one stratum, the intelligentsia, society. In the midst of the Cultural Revolution the intelligentsia or "old intelligentsia" consisted of professors who predominately taught the vydvizhentsy, who were part of an education program during the first five-year plan. Post- Cultural Revolution intelligentsia was a mixture of both the 'old '
Lenin’s death in 1924, Joseph Stalin finally gained power and quickly, he made several significant changes in the Soviet society. Under Stalin’s regime, the Soviet communism system turned out that it did not work as efficiently as Karl Marx predicted and Lenin expected. After controlling the communist government, Stalin became to extend his influence and quickly possessed absolute power. Unlike the prior leader, Lenin, who allowed some capitalist ventures, the new leader Stalin used censorship to rule
sudden uprising of creatures whom they were used to thrashing and maltreating just as they chose, frightened them almost out of their wits. After only a moment or two they gave up trying to defend themselves and took to their heels. A minute later all five of them were in full flight down the cart-track that led to the main road, with the animals pursuing them in triumph”. The working class of Russia were tired of making low pay. So they planned to march into Czar Nicholas II castle’s and kidnap him
Joseph Stalin was a man with huge power that came with consequences for the people of the Soviet Union. Although he didn’t always have a remarkable childhood, things had changed for him later on his life. Looking back, Stalin climbed to his success in his near future because of one decision that was made by another in his life, which lead him to rule. Many events that fell through from his leadership had impacted the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe as not every decision Stalin made was wise since
Unjustifiable Means of Modernizing Russia Joseph Stalin was a dictator who single handedly revamped Russia, turning it from a backward country to a superpower at the cost of millions of lives. While his collectivization policy and Five-Year Plan and were effective in increasing the productivity and political power of Soviet Russia, less draconian, less Machiavellian, measures could have been implemented to ensure a similar, if not identical economical result. Stalin viewed the kulaks as an obstacle, an unnecessary
autocratic rule as Stalin used his political positions and cult of personality to accumulate a considerable amount of power over the government. Similarly, both Stalin and the tsar employed violence as a tool to maintain power in the face of opposition. In all, the Soviet Union under Stalin emerged as a powerful and industrial empire that, while not the tsarist state, encompassed power and policies akin to autocratic Russia. From his positions in government and added cult of personality, Stalin assumed a
and contrast economic policies of Stalin (5 Years Plan) and Mao (First 5 Year Plan & Three Red Banners) Study Outline : The first half of the 20th century saw the rise of some single-party states and the rise to power of some of the famous and controversial figures. Leaders of these states, such as Hitler, Mao and Stalin, not only influenced other countries around the world, but also changed their countries internally as well. In Russia and China, Stalin and Mao built themselves up as a
classless society where all citizens were equal. The components of communism affected multiple aspects of the nation. Economically, the Soviet Union achieved little to none economic or industrial growth, due to the formation of a classless society. Stalin achieved total control over the economy, which reflected his ideas of a Totalitarian State. The social impact the totalitarian state had resulted in fear within the people because of the secret police. Ultimately, the communist government failed to
During his time as leader, Stalin implemented many significant changes within the Soviet Union, such as his program of rapid industrialization and modernization, which achieved huge increases in Soviet productivity and economic growth, but cost the suffering of many Russians; and Stalin’s forced alteration in the collectivsation of farms, which cost the deaths of millions. Even more so, the population of the Soviet Union suffered greatly during the 1930s, in which Stalin purged the party of 'enemies
(CPSU) was developed and led by Vladimir Lenin. The CPSU rose to power in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution of 1917. The party was formalized under Joseph Stalin, who led the party to pursue state socialism, where the industries throughout the Soviet Union were nationalized and a planned economy was implemented. Soviet leader Joseph Stalin outlined the motivations and the result of his policy for rapid industrialization thoroughly to the people of the USSR. In 1931, his speech delivered at the
Josef Stalin and Adolf Hitler are two different rulers, but to the public eye they are viewed as similar people. The both of them were very strong in their rule. They had no sympathy and they were both dictators. They ruled by terror. Stalin was born into a poor family. His father was a shoemaker and his mother a laundress. He had a rough childhood. First off, his family was poor so there was always a struggle for money and his father was a terrible alcoholic. He continuously beat his son in drunken
social traditions of government that Lenin and Stalin sought to eradicate in the formation of a communist bureaucracy. For Weber, the Soviet Union was formed on the principles of the legal state authority of the proletariat (the workers) that rose up against the traditional czarist bourgeoisie to form a communist government under the legal authority of Politburo and the Communist Party. In Weberian terms, the Soviet bureaucracy, especially under Stalin, did not always serve the “impartial” ethical
Joseph Stalin once said “The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic.” This quote kind of symbolized what Stalin did when he would keep throwing his own people at the German snot carrying about how many millions of his people would die. Joseph Stalin help his country win World War II, but at a cost of millions of his people dead and his people’s rights were ignored. Joseph Stalin, originally named Joseph Djuskashvili, was born in 1879 in Georgia, Russia (Mathews, 37).
entrance into World War II was industrialization. For instance, in Joseph Stalin’s “Industrialization of the Country,” Stalin, who emerged as Lenin’s successor as leader of the Soviet Union when Lenin died in 1924, discussed the need for Russia to industrialize in order to compete with the rising, surrounding nations of the world such as Germany, France, England, and the U.S. Stalin believed that Russia must do whatever it takes, even if it meant going to war, to make sure Russia did not fall too far
corrupt, the leaders were not faithful to the original doctrine of communism. They created their own version of a communism, one that would benefit themselves, as well as (they thought) Russia. Among one of those leaders was Joseph Stalin, a dictator who brought many years of isolation, repression, paranoia and gulags to the Russian people. Stalinism greatly differed from Marxism by ignoring the class struggle, and being a communist dictatorship. The unfair treatment and abominable living conditions
One of the main characters of Animal Farm is an allegorical parallel of Joseph Stalin. Napoleon is the pig that emerges as the leader of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. He represents the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in Animal Farm, but can easily stand for any of the great dictators in world history. Napoleon seems at first to be a good leader, but he is eventually overcome by greed and becomes power-hungry. Stalin was the same in Russia, leaving the original equality of socialism behind, giving
writers accept that he [Stalin] initiated the Great Terror”[ii] however historians are careful to acknowledge that Stalin’s paranoia is not the only factor in the creation and continuation of the Purges and the Great Terror. Nevertheless, it can be argued that Stalin’s paranoia did play a vital part. But there are other factors that need to be taken into consideration when referring to the purges that were not linked to Stalin’s paranoia. Most of these factors do link back to Stalin however but not directly
situation. After the Lenin Dead in 1924, Joseph Stalin took the power of the USSR. Some might argue that Stalin applied to the theory of Marx, but in fact he was in the opposite direction in several point include in the work condition. , social equality, and property rights. At first Marx’s theory about the revolution would occurred in industrial society. However, the USSR wasn’t an industrial country, it was an agricultural area. Therefore, Stalin decided to modernize his country as what he said
struggle to the death. This year was a test of our strength and endurance. It took a famine to show them who is master here. It has cost millions of lives, but the collective farm system is here to stay. We've won the war!" A Man-Made Famine raged through Ukraine, that being the ethnic-Ukrainian region of northern Caucasus, and the lower Volga River region in 1932-33. This resulted in the death of between 7 to 10 million people, mainly Ukrainians. Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and his henchman Lazar
government in which the country is considered more important than any one person, group, liberty, or provision” (Google). Fascism spread to Italy and Germany, which caused dictators to rise. Dictators such as Benito Mussolini, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Adolf Hitler rose in this type of power. They all had similar techniques that helped them rise into power; they all used propaganda, indoctrination and censorship. These dictators rose to power because of the economic desperation that the people
of millions and was just a complete disaster (“Mao Tse-Tung Biography”). The Great Leap Forward was an attempt to industrialize China, increasing food and other product production, alike Stalin’s Five Year Plan (Strayer 1073). However, to do so Mao started using collectivization which alongside three years of floods and poor food production, 30-40 million people died, no matter if they were wealthy or poor (Edwards). Alongside this massive famine, Mao also made thousands of labor camps that were spread
Joseph Stalin, born as Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, led the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as absolute dictator from 1929 to 1953. After Stalin established his supremacy, he abused the power he gained. This resulted in unimaginable destruction to the USSR. After analyzing Stalin’s early life, implemented policies, and global impact, we can see that Stalin was a ruthless leader. Joseph Stalin was born on December 18, 1878, in the small town of Gori, Georgia to peasant parents. Throughout
made him think of the working class, the people that have been treated horribly by Capitalist Governments with long hours and low wages. Animal Farm was written to be an example of how Totalitarianism destroys human dignity. It wasn’t just about Stalin, but about all dictators. In Animal Farm, animals were used to represent people in history. Old Major was a boar who believed in a society run by animals without the help of humans. He spreads the idea to the rest of the farm animals and they quickly
The reign of Joseph Stalin is often associated with a regime of terror and complete government control. He was an effective communicator and a competitive politician. I intend to investigate Stalin’s background, his method of rule and belief system, and how the ideas and actions of Stalin’s time affect us today. Joseph Stalin was raised very strictly in the Greek Orthodox Church. He was named after Saint Joseph and was brought up to be a priest. Throught Stalin’s childhood his father beat him mercilessly
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the classes that were heavily taxed on. However, Russia had a pre-revolution in 1905 to express to Tsar Nicholas II the dissatisfaction his people had with his leadership. Both revolutions were successful in overthrowing the monarchy, however, the years after the revolution demonstrate which was the more successful. France was split into the clergy, nobility, and everyone else (peasants and the Bourgeois) and these three created the three orders in the King’s General Estate that would “advise” him;
USSR During the period between Lenin's death, 1924, and the end of the 'Great Purge', 1939, Stalin managed to assert personal authority over the USSR by gaining complete control of the Communist Party and using terror to eliminate opposition to his role as leader. After a successful joint effort with Kamenev and Zinoviev to remove Trotsky from the Communist Party, Stalin turned his attention towards eliminating Kamenev and Zinoviev themselves, as they were a threat to
began to subside, until Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the new country, known as the Soviet Union (presently Russia) dies. As the country mourns for his death, and Trotsky, Lenin’s best friend, a very obvious choice as his successor, another man, Stalin, a general in the government system of the Soviet Union, used his power to become the dictator of the Communist Soviet Union. As a result of both Russia’s and Germany’s dictators, major changes occurred within their countries, and had both negative