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04 STALINISM - Coggle Diagram
04 STALINISM
JOSEPH STALIN (1879–1953)
Koba, nicknamed Stalin (Revolutionary)
Seized power in the USSR eliminating his rivals
Lenin died in 1924
Soviet state fall toTrotsky and Stalin
Expressed differences on policies
Stalin eliminated them + established himself as leader
USSR began a totalitarian phase,
Stalinism
Troskydefended expansion and was expelled
Assassinated in 1940 by a Soviet agent
Imposed his vision of socialism
Diplomatic relations with capitalist countries
Joined the League of Nations in 1934
Stalin
Tried to control communist parties
With
Comintern
in 1919
Used to serve Stalin's interest
He wanted to ensure security of Soviet state
1930
Unleashed waves of political terror
Stalinist purges
People placed under surveillance and arrested
Interned in forced labour camps
People victimised, imprisoned, deported or executed
Soviet state took control of economy
End of the New Economic Policy
Replacing it with centralisation
Used
five-year plans
To make the country self-sufficient
Boosted heavy industry, basic equipment & infrastructure
Collectivisation of agriculture
Expropriations to create collective farms
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New policy brought profound industrial renewal
Failed in agriculture and caused famines
But
accelerated economic growth
Paralleled the Great Depression
Suffered significant
social rejection
Repression of any type of opposition
Low standard of living
Citizens didn't benefit from industrialisation
Heavy industry and arms were prioritised
Not consumer goods
