Unit: The Russian Revolution Topic: Joseph Stalin

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Unit The Russian RevolutionTopic Joseph Stalin
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Red Square, Moscow
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Lenin's Tomb
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Joseph Djugashvili?
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1. What is totalitarianism?
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1. This is a one-party govt that takes total state
   control over every aspect of public and private
   life.

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1. A dynamic leader uses secret police to crush
   opposition and create a sense of fear among the
   people.

Joseph Stalin "Man of Steel"
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2. A Government of Total Control
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1. Stalin wanted to create a perfect Communist state
   in Russia.
2. He made himself into a godlike figure to support
   his absolute power.

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• We receive our sun from Stalin,
• We receive our prosperous life from Stalin
• Even the good life in the tundras filled with
  snowstorms
• We made together with him,
• With the son of Lenin,
• With Stalin the Wise.

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1. Out of fear that other Communists were plotting
   against him, Stalin launched the Great Purge in
   1934.

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1. Almost 800,000 people Stalin thought were
   disloyal were executed some were sent to
   prison camps 4 million were killed altogether.

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3. Industrialization
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1. Stalin set out to make the Soviet Union into a
   modern industrial power.
2. In 1928, Stalin launched the first of a series of
   Five-Year Plans to build industry and increase
   farm output.

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• Under Stalins command economy, the govt
  controlled all factories, businesses, and farms.

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• D. Between 1928 and 1939, oil coal and steel
  production grew and large factories and
  hydroelectric power stations rose across the
  Soviet Union.

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• E. However, most Russians remained poor and
  endured shortages in everyday goods those that
  were made were of low-quality.

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4. Collectivization
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1. Stalin forced peasants to give up their small
   farms and live on HUGE state-owned farms, or
   collectives.

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1. The govt controlled prices and supplies and set
   production quotas.

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1. The goal was to supply enough food for Russia and
   surplus for sale overseas.

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1. Peasants, or kulaks, rebelled by destroying farm
   tools and crops, and poisoning animals.

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1. More than five million died from starvation - in
   the end, collect-ivization didnt improve farm
   output.

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5. The Arts
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• The purpose of art was to praise communism and
  Stalin.
• Artists, writers, and musicians were observed by
  Stalins secret police.
• There was censorship of books, music, and art.

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6. Stalins Impact on the Soviet Union
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1. By the time Stalin died in 1953, the Soviet Union
   had become a military and industrial leader.
2. However, over 20 million Soviets died under
   Stalins brutal system and Soviets lived meager
   lives compared with the West.