Following Lenin and Trotsky's revolution and reign in Russia, Stalin began his massive political, social, and economic changes in 1928 with the First Five Year Plan, which was designed to cause rapid industrialization and the collectivization of agriculture. ... First, in Stalin's Russia, his Five Year Plans controlled the national economy. ... Stalin's Five Year Plan produced a rate of industrial growth during the first two decades of its implementation that was unrivaled by any country in all of history. ...

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