Furthermore, Stalin's rule of his Communist Party also exemplified totalitarian values. ... In 1926, Stalin then stopped this alliance, and he allied with the Right Bolsheviks. Stalin then took political actions that took Trotsky out of the picture, and thus enabled Stalin to have control of the Communist Party. ... Also, Stalin eliminated a group of thriving peasant farmers, who were called the kulaks. Stalin's collectivization of farms showed his agricultural control. ...
Hitler's regime was never the efficient system that developed under Stalin in the Soviet Union, and unlike Stalin, Hitler shared power with conservative groups such as the industrialists and the army. ... In June 1941 he launched the invasion of Stalin's Russia with almost four million troops. ...
Throughout history, we have been aware of the presence of totalitarian states such as: Nazi Germany under Hitler, the Soviet Union under Stalin, Fascist Italy under Mussolini, and the People's Republic of China under Zedong. ... Zedong and Stalin led the communists in China and Russia. ...
In October of 1936 large numbers of Soviet tanks and aircrafts began arriving in Spain, courtesy of Joseph Stalin. ... Joseph Stalin now became concerned that the Nationalists would defeat the Republicans in Spain. ... Although Stalin continued to support the idea of the Non-intervention Agreement, he was now willing to supply the necessary military aid to stop a fascist regime being established in Spain. Stalin encouraged the Comintern to organise the formation of International Brigades. ...