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Stalin (Aims and Results of Policies (1929-1953) (social policies…

- - - - collectivization Stalin's policy to brining all the farmers from across Russia and giving them work on a state farm and telling them where to live. strictly controlled amnual labor
      - Five-Year Plans First Five Year Plan (1928-1932) Stalin iplanned to build Russia's economy in a short amount of time by industrializing quickly this plan specifically focused on creating factoires to work in Second Five Year Plan (1932-37) This plan focued on producing heavy industrial goods and a focus of re-arming (context of WW2)
- - - - Trotsky's role within the Civil War
        led the Red Army to victory against the White Army. played a huge role in the victory of the Bolsheviks
    - - Role of Lenin's testament 1922-1923 Lenin's will about the members of the party and his most likely successors. In this, Lenin had revealed his skepticism about Stalin and how he was unfit to rule in the future. However, his Testament was kept secret which played in favor of Stalin.
        
        The Lenin Enrollment this changed the identity of the part from a rather small one to one who had a lot of supporters. Stalin created it for the support of the Bolshevik party and people joined in respect for Lenin.
        
        The Foundations of Leninism written by Stalin and published in 1924, explanation of party policy. This further made Lenin famous and made into a god-like figure to gain support.
  - - - Stalin and the removal of his rivals Trotsky and other rivals underestimate Stalin's power and leverage giving him an advantage. Trotsky also condemned the NEP contrary to popular belief. Formation of the Left Opposition (Kamenev, Zinoviev, and Trotsky) and named as "factionalists" which was what Lenin was against which put them out of the party.
- - - - Cult of personality began in 1921. By 1941 Stalin's status in society had been heightened to an incredible level. Used propaganda to force a cultural revolution in Russia
      - Propaganda
      - Arts censored and manipulated to reflect his and USSR's achievements
      - Religion outlawed. Orthodox church members prosecuted etc
      - Introduction of social realism means that creative work was banned and only simple socialist work was published
  - - - The show trials began the purge of party members
      - 1st one z+k executed. Showed that Stalin was willing to remove members of his own party
      - 3rd and final saw bukharin,rykov and others killed
      - Over half the 17th party congress attendants killed
      - Stalin was able to effectively remove all opposition and potential opposition