Joseph Stalin was dictator of the USSR from 1929-53 and a key driving force behind the cohesion and division prevalent within Soviet society. ... These policies were so closely associated with Stalin that they have been collectively termed ˜Stalinism'. ... Launching the Five-Year Plan was instrumental to Stalin's increase in power, however Stalin was not the only component of this economic success. ... Stalin's appeal was to the patriotism of the people. ... Until the war Stalin's policies were based on avoiding conflict. ...

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The collapse of the Soviet Union on Christmas Day of 1991, was a great disappointment to the hopes of many revolutionaries. But the question that flusters even the greatest of communist minds is: why did it collapse? The complicated situation boils down to the primary causes being political and eco...

• Word Count: 1148
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The collapse of the Soviet Union on Christmas Day of 1991 was a great disappointment to the hopes of many revolutionaries. But the question that flusters even the greatest of communist minds is: why did it collapse? The complicated situation boils down to the primary causes being political and econ...

• Word Count: 1148
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate