Impact of Stalin's rule

Economic Impact

Political impact

Social impact

Collectivisation

Positive impact

Negative impact

Secure food supply for industrial cities

Sell excess grain for machinery

Agriculture output went down decrease in grain harvest and cattle

Forced to labour those who disagreed were forced to labour camps

The great terror

It is to consolidate his power and enforce party dicipline

Purges to get rid of his opponents

Political enemies

Military/Red Army

Teachers/scientists/writers

Kamanev and Zinoviev

Get rid of potential supporters of Trotsky

Educational people who could pose an intellectual threat

Living in fear and terror

Communism had high ideals but life stanlinist Russia was very hard for many ordinary citizens

Many people lived in fear because during the period of purges,authorities had the power to aresst anyone without trial