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Stalin's attituide to foreign powers
-Main aim in foreign affairs: keep russia safe while concentrating to build
'socialism in one country'
--Needed allies like
China and Germany
to not be isolated
-Chief representative in foreign affairs was
Georgii Chicherin
, useful in maintaining 'safe relations'
CHINA
After 1925, two rival political groups the Chinese communist party ( CCP )and the GMD battled for power
Trotsky supported the CCP and believed another communist revolution would help the USSR
Stalin did not think the CCP was strong enough to take control, unstable china = threat
Stalin backed a bourgeoise revolution by the GMD, he urged the CCP to join with the GMD and urged that after the revolution they could build their own proletarian revolution
Alliance failed so they used finances , the GMD built up its army and violently suppressed workers and massacred CCP members
the party congress of 1927 criticised Stalin for his actions over China
Stalins policy towards china shows that his overriding concern was
protecting the USSR
rather than spreading communism
GERMANY AND TREATY OF BERLIN, 1926
-Signed for [
trustful relationship
]) between Germany and Russia
Examples of terms:
Article 1- stated re-importance for Treaty of Rapallo (1922) for relations
Article 2
- if one of 2 countries attacked, the other would remain neutral in conflict
Article 3
- promise not to join economic boycott against either Germany or Russia
Article 4- treaty remains for 5 years, so 2 states can discuss 'in good time' their future together
Relations ended with death of Stresemann in 1929 and coincided with world economic crisis
USSR BENEFITTED ECONOMICALLY
- recieved large financial credits from German banks in 1926
-Treaty of rapallo (1922), German foreign minister 1923-29 committed to maintain relations aswell as Georgii Chicherin
CHANGES IN COMINTERN
COMINTERN LIKE BEFORE 1929?
Low priority for Stalin, he focused on gaining control of party
What was the comintern like after 1929?
Stalin identified a new phase for the comintern; an all out attack on anti communist, social democratic parties in Europe.
The Comintern would ready itself for this fight by :
ensuring all foreign communist parties purged themselves of weak elements
impose strict party discipline on foreign communist parties -
make sure all communist parties followed the line on policy handed down to them by the USSR
soviet control over the comintern became much tighter as Stalin appointed 'yes men' to lead it
why did Stalin's foreign policy become more aggressive after 1929?
-a way to attack Bukharin
as a result of his confidence after removing Trotsky
a 'stalinist revolution' in foreign policy
connected to Stalin's fear of challenges from power bases in other countries
-USED AS 'TOP DOWN' foreign policy tool
STALIN'S STYLE OF GOVERNMENT
'Bureaucratic Centralism' key to his government- basically control from centre and central appointment of officials
'Factionalism' crime against party
Tried to continue Lenin's legacy- to show Stalin as his friend
-divide-and-rule approach used, loyal supporters important
-USE OF TERROR it made people comply with policies and officials were threatened by growing secret police and labour camps
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PROPAGANDA AND BEGINNING OF STALIN CULT
-Images of
happiness and productive
people reinforced socialist message behind industrialisation and collectivisation
-Stalin was frequently
imaged with Lenin
, demonstrate him as his successor
-
Stalin cult established 1929
- seen as Lenin's heir- against Lenin's wifes wishes, he embalmed Lenin's body- boosted his own status