In this essay I’m going to be assessing Stalin’s significance between the years 1928-1941. It says in the oxford dictionary the definition of significance is ‘sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy’. Joseph Stalin was the official dictator of the USSR from 1929-1953. He ruled by terror and thousands of people died during his regime. It is impossible to say that Stalin was not significant because the change in Russia between these years was astounding. He was able to transform Russia from a peasant society to a superpower nation. Could someone else have achieved what he did without causing so much destruction and chaos? Probably, but it would’ve taken a much longer time. I am going to cover the political, …show more content…
The first included Zinoviev and Kamenev along with important communists removing the ideological divisions and their supporters. Stalin created a totalitarian state by concentrating the communist power on himself and only relied on a few people. A Totalitarian State is a one-party dictatorship that attempts to regulate every aspect of the lives of its citizens; he achieved this by the use of fear, effective propaganda and killing thousands of people who spoke against him. However the 1936 constitution goes against the views on Stalin creating a totalitarian state. The 1936 constitution also known as Stalin’s Constitution meant the USSR would become the most democratic nation in the world. It was written by Bukharin and Radek, it gave the right to freedom from arbitrary arrest, freedom of speech and employment for all. It was a piece of propaganda because at the time these rights were being abused. Stalin was economically significant because he aimed to transform the USSR into a modern industrial nation. He needed to provide machinery to mechanise farming so that he could produce more food and increase production levels. He wanted to have a strong industry capable of defending itself if they were under threat. Stalin turned to rapid Industrialisation and Collectivisation in order to modernise the USSR in a significant
In Document 8 the production of goods in the soviet union from 1921-1940 is revealed.. Although the numbers may be a little bit biased because the Soviets created these statistics, it is still valuable information. The change in production is insane, coal improved production by 166 tons and there were 211 million pairs of shoes being created by 1940. During this time many people died because of inhumane working conditions, starvation or being sent to gulags. But the improvements Stalin was working towards were achieved, beyond his
The concept of Stalinism, being the ideologies and policies adopted by Stalin, including centralization, totalitarianism and communism, impacted, to an extent, on the soviet state until 1941. After competing with prominent Bolshevik party members Stalin emerged as the sole leader of the party in 1929. From this moment, Stalinism pervaded every level of society. Despite the hindrance caused by the bureaucracy, the impact of Stalinism was achieved through the implementation of collectivization and the 5-year plans, Stalin’s Political domination and Cultural influence, including the ‘Cult of the Personality’. This therefore depicts the influence of Stalinism over the Soviet State in the period up to 1941.
This is important because it shows he did not care about the people of Russia; he cared that he was still ruler. He killed people whether they did anything or not; he eliminated anyone that got in the way. To conclude, Joseph Stalin played a pivotal role in the rise of Totalitarianism in Russia in many
This is important because it shows he did not care about the people of Russia; he cared that he was still ruler. He killed people whether they did anything or not; he eliminated anyone that got in the way. To conclude, Joseph Stalin played a pivotal role in the rise of Totalitarianism in Russia in many
Joseph Stalin greatly influenced Russia in the years 1924 through 1932. His rise to this power can be explained by the Russian Revolutionary experience that allowed him to gain authority in Russia. Although historians often refer to Stalin as a ruthless, mindless dictator, he redirected the Russian Revolution to major economic development. Stalin’s character in Russia during the Revolution catalyzed the many events that took place during the time period. Because of Stalin’s ability to both appeal to the masses, and take advantage of events, like Lenin’s death, Stalin was able to rise to power. Essentially, the Russian Revolution fostered the development of Stalin’s dictatorship leading the country into a state of economic growth and influence. The Revolution fostered Stalin’s ability to maintain a central leadership, use violence to gain control, and regenerate a previously disconnected economy.
Life for citizens under Stalin’s rule was ruthless. Stalin’s policies and ideas proved that he probably was not a competent leader, which is why he resorted to full-blown communism or “Stalinsm.” Freedom was an idea dangled in front of citizens, but never was a real option. Stalin relied on fear and empty promises. Life under Stalin is interpreted different for everyone due to status and the classes they were divided into, but it was all about censoring them. Multiple sources support that life under Stalin’s rule was not the idea life style and the people did not always agree with Stalin himself, unless they benefited from his rule, but that is debatable as well.
Almost everyone knows what a monster Adolf Hitler was, but most people do not know that one of the great ally leader of World War II, Joseph Stalin, had committed even greater atrocities than Hitler. Joseph Stalin was a ruthless and yet diligent dictator of the Soviet Union, whose rise to power influenced a multitude of major events in his country’s history. Due to Stalin’s impactful reign, he made the Soviet Union become a global superpower, underwent difficult hardships such as the Great Famine in the Soviet Union, and after his death, caused the Soviet Union to go through a process known as de-Stalinization.
Charisma: Stalin rose to power amidst the chaotic downfall of Lenin and in the midst of an economic submergence of USSR. He established himself as a social, economic and mass leader among the Soviet Union. Though scarred by his physical incapability and a failing personal life Stalin
Starting as a weak, poor boy in Georgia, to ending up as the dictator of the USSR is not something to glance over. Stalin’s heavy-handed approach and manipulation in politics is what gained him control of the Bolshevik party after Lenin, and the defeat of politics leaders on the left and right that threatened his power. It started with Stalin’s interest in the Karl Marx’s teachings. After meeting Vladimir Lenin, Stalin was then appointed as a member of the newly created Political Bureau (Politburo) and Organizational Bureau (Orgburo). Stalin would also earn the General Secretariat position, which allowed him to have constant and direct access to Lenin. This would become an extremely important position because of the manipulating Stalin would put forth to rise to the head of the state. An example of this is although Leon Trotsky was the obvious choice to lead after Lenin. Convincing Trotsky that he didn’t need to attend Lenin’s funeral, not telling the whole truth about Lenin’s last comments, and eventually having Trotsky exiled because of the threat that he presented to Stalin’s Socialism in One
The article in titled Between Lions and Men, Images of the Hero in the Iliad by Michael Clarke is a very innovate piece of work. In the article, Clarke puts forward the idea of how the referencing of wild animals in the Iliad is symbolic and highly significant to the ethical and psychological problems of heroism within Homer’s Iliad. The focus that Clarke is placing in relation to the animal similes within the Iliad is the lion similes. As the Iliad is focused on Achilles and his death, it is no wonder that the lion similes are associated with this so called hero. Achilles and how he associates himself with the wolf and particularly the lion is the focal point of this article. In this essay I will analyse and comment on the argument put forward
After World War I the economy in the USSR was failing, they were producing very little and were hit hard economically. Stalin developed many economic policies for three main reasons. The first was that he wanted to turn the USSR into a modern world power; he wanted it to be self-sufficient and to have a strong military. Secondly, he wanted to show the eminence of communism over capitalism by proving that a modernized USSR can overtake the capitalist countries. Lastly, he wanted to improve the livelihood of all the Soviet citizens. In order to do this, his main goal in order to do that, he made sure the agriculture section of the economy was productive. The first policy that Stalin created was collectivization. By 1928, the grain produced was insufficient to feed the people. Stalin addressed this issue and took action by joining small farms and making a collective group called Kolkhoz. This policy was unsuccessful. The one good side was that farmers received a wage from
Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1922-1953, when he died. He was responsible for one of the most notable and devastating genocides, the Great Purge. His vicious reign took the lives of around 20-60 million people by his rigid and cruel treatment. Through his exploitation of the lower class and his manipulative abuse of power, Stalin created one of the worst examples of leadership in history. It takes an interesting character to be able to execute the cruelties displayed in his regime and the traits that Stalin developed into his cult of personality were likely acquired as a child and adolescent.
Joseph Stalin was the most controversial person in Russia who has come into power. This has come from his 5 year plan that he has assembled when Russia was in shambles, due to the civil war, the economy failing, and no industrial equipment. His job now was to restore Russia and make it into an industrial powerhouse.
Reality to most people means the world and the state of things as they actually exist, however for the purpose of this essay reality means experience, more specifically knowledge through experience and how students in high school can acquire it in the form of self empowerment. Self empowerment is taking control of one's own life, knowing their limits and learning from their mistakes. Siddhartha rejected the teachings of the Buddha in order to gain knowledge through experiences, Siddhartha lost himself and made mistakes in his quest for getting enlightened but found retribution by realizing his mistakes, learning from them and making a change. From Hume's philosophy it is understood that there are two types of knowledge, knowledge of the world, which is subjective to a person's experience and prior knowledge which is knowledge of relations of ideas that cannot be experienced such as mathematics. Although students have prior knowledge such as mathematics, knowledge of the world comes from experience and students need experience in order to gain self empowerment and achieve success.
This research paper discusses social issues related to prostitution in Chicago, a city along route 66 and is divided into four sections. In the first section, definition of prostitution is discussed. Also different forms of prostitution are listed. It should be clearly stated there 's no one accepted definition of prostitution. The term "prostitution" is controversial. Sociologists are still debating on how prostitution should be defined. Moreover, prostitution has different meaning in different time and location.