Stalin was one of the world's most vicious leaders. ... This document shows how the people of Russia during Stalin's rule were scared into living the "perfect life" that Stalin believed they should. ... Stalin kept people in fear by killing ordinary people who had done nothing wrong. ... There were many lies to cover up the reason of the terror, but the real reason was Stalin's extreme paranoia. ... "Stalin and the State Terror" showed how people lived during the horrible time during Stalin's rule. ...

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Joseph Stalin was one of the most infamous leaders of all time. ... Stalin was one of the first totalitarian rulers. ... Stalin ruled by use of terror and secret police. ... A devoted industrial ruler, Stalin was determined to help Russia catch up to the other countries around the world after World War I. ... Russia was behind other advanced countries by about fifty-to-one hundred years and Stalin planned to make up for that. ...

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In 1931 Stalin made a speech to his people based around the following excerpt "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. ... Stalin's "collectivization" scheme implicated both; solutions to population movement and, an answer to food distribution problems. ... Stalin was forfeiting the needs of the peasants and any humanitarian advance to focus on industrial advance. ... In1928 Stalin's first five year plan was announced. ... In 1934 Stalin, in an effort to consolidate his power and prevent his possible elimination as leader took on a series of purges. ...

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Stalin Josef Stalin was the communist leader of Russia from about 1929 to his death in 1953. ... Lenin liked Stalin, and Lenin did what he could to help Stalin rise to the top of the party. Exiled in 1913, Stalin did not return from Siberia until the Czar's abdication in 1917 (Stalin Modern). ... Stalin left a great mark on Russia. ... Stalin's purges began in 1924, and peaked in 1937 (Stalin Modern). ...

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Joseph Stalin was an evil, barbaric man. ... Stalin was afraid of these secrets getting out. ... Stalin had spy's interview members of this inner circle. ... No one was safe from Stalin's evil. ... Stalin had some guidelines for Beria to follow. ...

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Stalin Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist for 24 years.After Lenin's death, Stalin controlled the communist party in 1927. ... Stalin had set the industrial Russia into an uproar and then it was time for Stalin to concentrate on agriculture. ... Stalin now had the Country that he need to produce a great army. ... Stalin wanted to change that and was going to do so. ... All these this were created under the rule of Joseph Stalin....

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Through fear of the gulags many supported Stalin's campaign The nave and the sophisticated supported Stalin "Stalinism is one of many forms of inhumanity- Stalin's supporters often were eliminated Stalin got rid of all his opposition Hitler was planning to leave Poland, but knew if he did that France and England would begin war Germany and the Soviet Union, to much surprise, signed an anti-aggression agreement Secret protocols to the pact which allowed them to gain much land lost at the end of WWI All opposition to Stalin's foreign policy was eliminated Stal...

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Like Lenin, Stalin was willing to use Terror, force and coercion to achieve his goals. With Stalin at the helm the USSR was truly born. ... There were differences, but Stalin had reached Lenin's impasse of 1921. ... As a result it is nearly impossible to not see Stalin as a defining leader of Russia. ... Stalin was credited by the Russian people with the victory over the Nazi regime, this only helped to strengthen the 'Cult of personality' created by Stalin as yet another means of control. ...

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In 1922 Lenin gave Stalin the position of General secretary of the central committee of the communist party, This position gave Stalin the power to appoint people were loyal to him key jobs in the Party. In January 1924 Lenin died, the country was led by 5 people: Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Lev kamenev ,Grigori Zinoviev and Nikolai Bukharin. ... In 1939 Stalin signed a treaty with Adolf Hitler that they would divide the eastern European countries and would not fight each other in them though his advisors told him that Hitler would not stay true to this treaty and attack Russia Stalin ignored...

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Both Stalin and the character Napoleon used purges to consolidate political power. The so-called "second Bolshevik Revolution" was used by Stalin to eliminate political enemies (108). ... Another example of parallel between Stalin and Napoleon was their five-year plan. After Lenin's NEP, "Stalin's objective was to make the Soviet Union a modern industrial power," (105). ... Stalin had signed a non-aggression pact with Hitler in 1939 as part of his foreign policy because, "Germany was Stalin's greatest fear," (111). ...

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Once Stalin was in control, part ideology and leadership all came under his leadership. ... Along with their removal, Stalin manipulated party ideology to suit with both the atmosphere and time of the country, gaining him popular support, whilst shaping Russian history. Ultimately the leadership conflicts aroused from differing vision for the future of Russia, allowed Stalin to take power, changing and shaping Russian history, forming a totalitarian rule. ... Stalin had utmost control over Russia and removed any possible political opposition to his rule, such as Kirov, and did so through th...

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Industrialisation was the primary goal of Lenin and Stalin, as well as many communist party members. ... By doing this with the argument of war Stalin kept his rightist support and reunited the Communist party behind the Five Year Plans, massively increasing Stalin's personal power whilst discarding the rightist's power. ... There were also economic reasons to embark on wide scale rapid industrialisation as Stalin proposed. ... The five-year plans presented an opportunity to Stalin to glorify him at the foundations of the communist party. ... Stalin was shown as the master, forcing t...

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The Stavka, Soviet High Command became the only place in Russia where one could have a heated debate with Stalin and not be purged. The relaxation of Stalin's grip over the army occasioned the tightening of Hitler's. ... In this chaotic time Stalin's totalitarian "rule by decree" was impractical and he allowed greater freedom and autonomy in the lower echelons. ... In Stalin's words the Eastern Front was a "war of the entire Soviet people." ... Stalin told Truman that the war was won with, "our blood, your steel." ...

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Under the regimes' of Alexander II, Alexander III and Nicolas II to an extent, terror was not used as extremely as the likes of Lenin and Stalin in the later period of 1900-1950. ... It can be argued that the forces of reaction were most successful in using terror to preserve power under the regime of Joseph Stalin 1929 -1955. ... This then supports the viewpoint that the preservation of power under the rule of Stalin was majorly due to the intensity of his terror. ... Stalin's execution of his generals shows terror abused, which eventually worked against him causing him to lose c...

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This of course resembles the actions of Stalin who murdered in order to maintain power of Russia. ... Orwell has used the character of Napoleon as a metaphor for Stalin and so Napoleon the pig is a central figure throughout the story. ... The cruelty of Stalin towards the Russian people is also shown through the character of Napoleon. ... This is rather similar to the purges carried out by Stalin whereby he removed any individual whom he believed to be against him. ... Jones symbolises, not only the evils of capitalism, but also tsar Nicholas II, Stalin"s predecessor. ...

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Trotsky and Stalin were the two candidates for the take over Russia's government. They both used socialism to try to move into power, but Stalin used socialism on the home front to his advantage. ... This idea did not go over well and Stalin won increasing support. ... After Trotsky was out of the way, Stalin killed his supporters and furthered his totalitarian role. ...

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During the mid 20th century, Stalin tyrannically ruled over the Soviet Union. ... Stalin was resolved to achieve his vision of a perfect communist society without regards to its cost in human lives. ... Total censorship and enforcement of political congruence were the features associated with Stalin's regime. ... Stalin's regime encouraged this type of behavior not only within prison walls, but outside as well. ... After the death of Stalin in 1953, Soviet citizens changed their views on their own life and didn't live in such permanent terror of the government. ...

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After Lenin's death in 1924, there was a keen struggle between his lieutenants Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin, for taking his place. Stalin was successful in establishing his dictatorship in the party, as well as in the country. Exhibit 12.4 Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin then inaugurated an era of Five-Year plans in order to convert the weak, agrarian Russian economy into a powerful and stable industrial economy. ... Thus the First Five-Year Plan in 1928, the Second Five-Year Plan in 1933, and the Third Five-Year Plan in 1938, helped Stalin to realize his objectives completely. ... ...

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Stalin was keen to make sure this didnt happen again. ... Stalin was angry when he heard about this. ... Stalin felt threatened by the West. June 24th 1948, Stalin stopped all routed to and from Berlin. ... Stalin called off the Blockade in May 2949. ...

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Stalin became the Soviet Leader after the death of Lenin. ... Stalin's main goal was to maximize his personal power. ("Stalin," Britannia 576). ... Mass Grave Seen as Evidence of Massecure by Stalins Police. ... "Stalin, Joseph." ...

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Stalin became the Soviet Leader after the death of Lenin. ... Stalin-s main goal was to maximize his personal power. (?Stalin, Britannia 576). ... Mass Grave Seen as Evidence of Massecure by Stalins Police. ... Stalin, Joseph. ...

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The abdication led Russia to change significantly with immediate consequences such as political turmoil, short term consequences such as the revolution and long term consequences such as Stalin ruling of Russia. ...

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When Lenin died and Stalin gained power in 1922, Trotsky formed the Left Opposition to the rising bureaucracy to of Stalin. ... He was against what Stalin preached to the people of the Soviet Union and he showed this by writing about it. ... He tried to give people an insight to what Stalin would do, and he tried to show them how to rebel against it. I think the fact that he chose to write about his anger in what Stalin believed in proved to be his fatal flaw. ... Stalin used propaganda and persuaded the people to believe in him. ...

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Which is what Old Major did in the novel The main character in "Animal Farm" is Napoleon he represents Joseph Stalin. Napoleon is shown to be Stalin through his actions and language and the way he treats the other animals who are supposed to be all equal however as described in the novel "some are more equal than others" meaning that Napoleon was the most equal and entitled to anything he wished as he was in charge. ... Another key person in the novel is Squealer represents Stalins" public speakers as he is a very good liar and an articulate speaker. ...

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The Teheran Conference, November 1943 Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin met at the Teheran Conference in Persia (Iran). ... Stalin meanwhile promised that the Soviet Union would declare war on Japan after the defeat of Germany. The definite plan for an Allied invasion of France and Churchill's territorial concessions in eastern Europe pleased Stalin and greatly improved Soviet-Western relations. ...

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