The Soviet Union And Stalin

The Soviet Union Under Stalin

Limited Human Rights

The Government controlled every aspect of the citizens' lives

Collectivized Agriculture

Farmers who did not eat to give up Their land protested (Kulaks)

The collectivized farms paid portions to the government

Farmers gave up their land for the Government to run

The government controlled all forms of comunication

Extreme Nationalism

Extreme Nationalism was supported by the Totalarian state of the Government

All songs, art, literature praised the Soviet Union

Stalin valued the state over individual citizens' needs

Legalized Police Terror To Eliminate Opposition

The Great Purge

Millions of people were executed

Expelled political opponent (Trotsky) and his party to maintain control

Trotsky was murdered in 1929

Many Kulaks were executed or put in forced-labor camps

Indoctrination

Stalin used new technology to influence the people's favour

Stalin

Rose to power during the Russian Revolution (Bolsheviks)

Stalin won majority in 1927

A five year economic plan to develop Russia's industry in case of foreign attack

Censorship & Propaganda

The Government ran newspapers, radio stations, song writers, aritsts

Campaigns that glorified work and productivity

Workers who couldn't keep up were punished for Laziness or sabotage

Each factory had their working "quotas"

Criticisms of the government were silenced, Stalin's policies were praised