The Soviet Union Under Stalin

Censorship &
Propaganda

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

Campaigns that glorified work and productivity

Each factory had their working "quotas"

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

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

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

Stalin

Stalin won majority in 1927

Rose to power during
the Russian Revolution
(Bolsheviks)

Stalin used new technology to influence the people's favour

Many Kulaks were executed or put in
forced-labor camps

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

Trotsky was murdered in 1929

The Great Purge

Millions of people were executed

Stalin valued the state over individual citizens' needs

All songs, art, literature praised the Soviet Union

Extreme Nationalism was supported by the
Totalarian state of the Government

The government controlled all forms of comunication

Collectivized Agriculture

Farmers gave up their land for the
Government to run

The collectivized farms paid
portions to the government

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

The Government controlled every
aspect of the citizens' lives