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THE USSR: STALINISM
Propaganda and repression
Stalin reinforced
his own power
through
propaganda
that portrayed him
as the saviour of patriotism
repression
In the 1930s
he carried out
various purges among
the high-ranking members of
the party
government
army
the population
whom he suspected of
forming conspiracies
against his regime
attempting to re-establish
capitalism
Many of the suspects
were sent to gulags
forced-labour camps)
executed
In this way
he eliminated the Bolsheviks
who questioned his politics
he consolidated
his dictatorship
Stalinism
was the system of
totalitarian government
which was established
in the USSR
after Lenin's death
in 1924
Joseph Stalin and
eliminated all possible
political rivals
took control of
the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
CPSU
Characteristics:
All political power
He also:
maintained the CPSU
as the only political party
tried to spread
communism
across Europe
through the Komintern
Third International
through the coordination
of the CPSU
with other communist parties
in Europe
approved the Constitution
of 1936
which granted
citizens' rights
such as
universal suffrage.
used
propaganda
repression
to impose his dictatorship
He gained control
of the CPSU
as secretary general
head of the government
He set up a system
in which the
party leaders
ran the country
was held
by Stalin
The economy
The objectives of some of these plans were:
nationalisation
of existing
industries
investment in
creation of
heavy industry
such as:
iron
steel
the production
of capital goods
such as:
machinery
weaponry
at the expense
of consumer goods
such as:
textiles
footwear
electrical appliances
the construction
of hydraulic works
to increase the production
of electricity needed
to supply industry
collectivisation of land by expropriation
In a Sovkhoz
a soviet-owned farm
the land was owned
by the state
the workers were
paid a wage
In a Kolkhoz
collective-owned farm
the land was owned
by the
collective
cooperative
the workers
received part of
the harvest
as a wage
they were also
given plots of land
to cultivate crops for
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The crops produced
were given to the state
for export in order to
gain capital
to buy industrial machinery
of property by force
forced obligation of the workers
to cultivate the land
collectivelly
was
planned
controlled
by the state
means of production
land
factories
became state property
Stalin introduced
a series of
five-year plans
which aimed to achieve
the rapid industrialisation
of the USSR
Stalin aimed
to establish
social equality
guaranteeing healthcare
education
housing
for all citizens
However
there were differences
between the governing elite
with
high incomes
the rest of the population
living on a minimum wage
in times of food shortages
the people went hungry
because agricultural production
was destined for export
