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Joseph Stalin

Period 6 Regan Sonny An Joseph Stalin (ruled from 1929-1953) Lenin lead the revolution from below Stalin revolution from above o Revolutionize Russias agricultural state o 5-Year Plan (Russia was behind industrially by 50-100 years, Stalin estimates) Establishes collective farming o Farmers worked 6-7 days a week under military rule Kulak a wealthy peasant, fist of greed, resisted collective farming De-kulakization begins!

Stalin increases literacy rate from 20% 90% o When one burns books, soon it will be humans.

Socialist Realism art that would praise Communism Theres a difference between ideology and practice, you know. Young Pioneers and Little Octoberists o Youth camps under Stalins reign

What about those who resisted? Stalins secret police = NKVD (The Peoples Commissariat for Internal Affairs) Enthusiasm from below low level police or military who advance their careers by fulfilling arrest quotas or surpassing them Logic of denunciation

Pavlik Morozov, a Young Pioneer o Turned in his relatives even though they were keeping some crops to feed their family, including him

A Tsar rules this world. A Tsar without mercy. And his name is hunger. Russian saying during Stalins reign Terror Famine in Ukraine o Man-made starvation campaign

Joseph Stalin
Period 6 Regan Sonny An o Affected all in Russia, specifically Ukraine Ukrainians didnt give up their farms despite Stalin banning private ownership Stalin exported food to pay for industrialization

Had serfdom returned? Collectivization and government confiscation of crops led to starvation o 7-10 million died from starvation Attempt at genocide of the Ukrainians o Purposefully cut them off A single death is a tragedy a million deaths is a statistic. Joseph Stalin Show Trials and Purges o Mock trials used for big names, false accusations, forced submission to punishment, international

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