Free Essays on Joesph Stalin

  1. Raise of Stalin

    testament of Lenin, was believed to be the potential leader, Stalin still became the party leader at the end. Stalin’s raise of power was a result of his political influences, social influences, his background, and approach to communism. Stalin had a great communist background, and so, he looked like the...

  2. Life Under Stalin

    The Real Life Under Stalin Joseph Stalin was a totalitarian dictator of the USSR for 25 years, from 1928 to 1953. Many things needed to be fixed in the USSR in those times. Stalin claimed he was fixing them. He fooled everybody into believing he was fixing these problems, but really, he lied and hid...

  3. Why Stalin and Not Trotsky

    Thursday 9th July 2009 Explain why Stalin and not Trotsky emerged as Lenin’s successor? In this essay I am going to explain why Stalin emerged as Lenin’s successor. There are many reasons for this from eliminating opposition and taking sides with the NEP. At the start it looked as if Trotsky was...

  4. The Main Factor That Allows Stalin to Rise to Power

    How far do you agree that the weaknesses and mistakes of Stalin’s rivals was the main factor allowing Stalin to rise to power? Throughout the summer of 1923, Lenin lay close to death, and a lull settled over the political struggle. But the battle lines were forming in the Politburo and Central Committee...

  5. Why Did Stalin Rather Than Trotsky Emerge as Leader of the Ussr by 1929?

    several of fights in between the party the resultant leader was Joseph Stalin who due to his political skills and his personal characteristics managed to become the leader of the communist party. Along this essay, the emergence of Stalin as a leader of the USSR by 1929 rather than Trotsky will be analyzed...

  6. Hitler and Stalin

     Hitler and Stalin Joel A Souza Eng220 May 5, 2015 Jeffery Jack Hitler and Stalin The era before World War II saw the rise of two national leaders, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. Both of these men rose to power and drastically transformed their countries. Each leader had their own...

  7. Joseph Stalin Rise the Scope of His Dictatorship

    Joseph Stalin Rise the Scope of his Dictatorship (1924-1934 : An Introduction During Stalin rise and strengthening of his power , he put into operation several drastic policies and modus operandi so as to realize his objectives these policies had a deep influence on Russian culture and traditions...

  8. Stalin

    Stalin claimed to be ridding the country of internal enemies by doing so it gave him a large pool of slave labor to industrialize the country and take greater advantage of the countries raw materials. The purpose of his actions was to maintain his position as the sole leader of the country. Fear of...

  9. Why Did Stalin Gain the Struggle for Power

    Why did Stalin win the Struggle for Power? When Lenin died in 1924 his most likely successor was Trotsky. Trotsky was liked by the Russian people and he was the 'organising genius behind the Red Army during the Civil War'. After Lenin's death Trotsky made mistakes which allowed Stalin to win the struggle...

  10. Why did Stalin rather than Trotsky emerge as leader of the USSR in 1929?

    Why did Stalin rather than Trotsky emerge as the leader of the USSR in 1929? A power struggle for control of the Bolshevik party began after Vladimir Lenin's death in 1924. Among the several contenders, two of the most important names in this struggle were Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. Ultimately...

  11. Stalin Theories

    goal and in need of a strong leader” No one was a match for Stalin Lenin stricken in mind and body and scarcely able to work realised to late the true nature of his quote ‘wonderful Georgian’ Many acknowledge that Trotsky underestimated Stalin The administrative approach Ward: P.21 Stalin’s accumulation...

  12. History Stalin

    gained was used to fund imports for industry and technology, making peasants a source for labour. After 1945 the state took 60-70% of harvested grains. Stalins paranoia made him distrust the peasantry, regarding them as individualistic therefore making them bad socialists 1945 planned target...

  13. The Following Were All Equally Important Reasons Why Stalin Was Able to Hold on to Power in the Soviet Union:

    equally important reasons why Stalin was able to hold on to power in the Soviet Union: the purges and show trials the secret police propaganda and the cult of personality Stalin’s economic Explain how far you agree with this statement. Stalin was the dictator of the Soviet...

  14. Student

    Why did Stalin rather than Trotsky Emerge as the Leader of the USSR in 1929? Stalin emerged as the leader of the Bolshevik party in 1929 due to a variety of lucky events and carefully considered political decisions that caused him to eliminate all his opponents, including his most significant rival...

  15. Madame Cj Walker

    "Vegetable Shampoo". A tight hair product marked in St. Louis prompted her to move to Denver in 1906. When she moved to Denver she met and married Charles Joesph Walker and she became Madame CJ Walker.Their marriage lasted for six years. In 1908 the company moved from Denver to Pittsburgh. In 1910, Indianapolis...

  16. what was the short term significance of the purges on russian government and society

    agendas. Stalin caused political annihilation of the Bolshevik party. After Lenin’s death in 1924, the original party started to disappear. By 1938 Stalin himself was the only original who hadn’t been killed, exiled or disappeared. The montage of the 1917 Central Committee entitled “STALIN, THE EXECUTIONER...

  17. The Cold War Quotes

    spread of communism straight after World War II helped Stalin gradually tightened his control throughout Eastern Europe. Cominform also known as the communist information bureau in which brought leaders of each communist party to be briefed by Stalin and this allowed him to keep a close eye on them. The...

  18. Stalin's Show Trials

    collectivisation policy began to be criticized by some Communist Party members. Stalin gradually becmae more isolated and paranoid. After Sergei Kirov's support at the 1934 Party Conference, he was assassinated. It is thought that Stalin organized the assassination - he claimed it was evidence of a 'Trotskyite...

  19. Iron Curtain

    another Iron Curtain will descend on the world again. The events that had caused the Iron Curtain to form were the Bolshevik Revolution, the rise of Stalin, and imperialism over third world countries. One of the causes of the Iron Curtain was the Bolshevik Revolution- one of the first uprisings of communism...

  20. Mussolini and Hitler

    WHY BY 1939, STALIN WAS ABLE TO ESTABLISH HIS TOTALITARIAN RULE ON RUSSIA? Stalin, a Russian dictator who gradually build up power after Lenin’s death. After a series of power struggle between his rival, Trotsky, he eventually rose up thus establishing his Totalitarian Rule in Russia. Stalin’s totalitarian...

  21. Comparison of Lenin and Stalin's Chractaristics

    differences in the characters of Lenin and Stalin. Both Lenin and Stalin were quite clever and ambitious politicians. Lenin came to power in 1917 as the head of the Bolshevik party after many years of planning, and he was leader of Russia until his death in 1924. Stalin won the struggle with Trotsky to become...

  22. Vyacheslav Molotov

    underground Bolshevik newspaper, where Joseph Stalin was editor. Molotov refined his propaganda techniques. Many times, Stalin and his men bent the truth in order to keep the public calm and to maintain their control. 5. Molotov proved himself a true supporter of Stalin, especially during the struggle for power...

  23. Origins of Cold War

    denied that personalities of the leaders running these countries, were a contributing reason for the ever growing hostilities between them. Joseph Stalin, leader of the USSR and communist regime, was a figure known for being shrewd, manipulative and ruthless, instantly suggesting that relations with...

  24. Totalitarianism in Germany

    rose to power through his hypnotic talent as an orator and like Mussolini, promised to protect Germany from communism. And in the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin secured himself as leader through a bitter power struggle with Leon Trotsky. After World War I, heavy loss of life, crushing burdens of debt, high...

  25. Stalin's Five Year Plans

    Question 1 Stalin was a proud man and was always aware of his image; he was keen to be seen as an impressive and inspiring leader. When he introduced the Five Year Plans he brought glory upon himself. This however, wasn’t the only reason that he introduced the plans. Other reasons include: Russia...

  26. Cold War Insecurities

    Mastny, Vojtech. The _Cold War and Soviet Insecurity: The Stalin Years. New York: Oxford University Press 1996 _ Mastny explains that he had a desire to find out more about Soviet insecurities gave him the initial drive to write this book, also as a sequel to his other book, Russia’s Road To Cold War...

  27. Totalitarianism in the Twentieth Century

    had set up and 

came to be used in the thirties to describe the Nazis in Germany and the communists in 

Russia1. The rise of Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin are all well documented, but what 

pushed these men to totalitarianism is still debated heavily around tho world. All three 

were highly respected...

  28. In What Ways Does Orwell Criticize Soviet Communism in Animal Farm and to What Extent Is His Analysis Based on Real Historical Events?

    police during the Spanish War, which made him write Animal Farm as an open criticism to the way Soviet Communism was developing under the leadership of Stalin back in 1945 when the book was first published. This story of a group of animals on a farm, who rebel against their human masters, reflects in many...

  29. Hitler's Foreign Policy

    In 1939 Hitler made an agreement with Stalin (USSR) called the Nazi-Soviet Pact. They agreed in the Pact that they couldn’t be aggressive against each other. Due to their passion for conquering Poland they also made a private arrangement to divide it. Stalin never liked or trusted Hitler at first place...

  30. Soviet Union

    4. The Rise of Stalin a) Stalin † Peasant raised to be a clergyman, active in communist party. Stalin got arrested. He was in control of the communist party. As general secretary, he could appoint people where he wanted. Perfecting communism in Russia. Stalin rewrote The Revolution...

  31. Explain Why the 5 Year Plans Were Introduced at the End of the 1920’s?

    Explain why the 5 year plans were introduced at the end of the 1920’s? At the end of the 1920’s it was clear to Stalin and most of the rest of the Communist party that Russia was not benefitting enough from the NEP and a new policy would have to replace it if they wanted a radical change. For many...

  32. Cold War

    agree on the Polish borders or how much control the ACC would have on the whole of Germany. At the conference Truman also threatened Stalin with his ‘new weapon’ that Stalin was already aware of. This meant that Stalin’s disagreements with the Western Allies were only enhanced by Truman’s threat and consequently...

  33. Ideological Differences Played Little Part in the Origin of the Cold War.’ How Far Do You Agree with This Judgement?

    the American economy. In turn, Cominform, which was set up in 1947 by Stalin, allowing him to control all of the communist countries in Europe, was perceived by the West as the a way to spread his power further across Europe. Stalin also believed that the USA and Britain’s delayed assistance to USSR in...

  34. The Very Expressive and Accurate Description of Russia

    Manor Farm. In Animal Farm, the three pigs stood up against the other animals to become the new leaders that the Animal Farm needed. In Russia, Lenin, Stalin, and Trotsky stood up against all else to become the leaders that Russia needed. Orwell chose to represent the three famous Russian leaders with the...

  35. After Germany Surrendered

    its strained ally, the Soviet Union. President Truman did tell Stalin about “a extremely powerful weapon”. He left out that it was a nuclear bomb, and its calculated destructive power. Both leaders were keeping secrets however. Stalin non-chalantly stated that he hoped it would be used on the Japan...

  36. How Far Do You Agree That a Study of Russia in the Period from 1855 to 1956 Suggests That Change Was Always Imposed from Above?

    given you”. Stalin’s ‘dizzy with success’ article is an example which could be shown to show peasant control but clearly doesn’t. It’s true that Stalin was forced to counter some of his collectivisation laws, due to the mass, unprecedented unpopularity, and that after this article appeared in Pravda...

  37. Cold War Russia's Government

    governmental issues from the end of World War II to after the Cold War. Before and during the Cold War the government of Russia was run by Joseph Stalin and after the end of WWII Russia was focused more on dominating the countries that they freed from Nazi regime. He was also fearing of an attack...

  38. How Far Was the Sino-Soviet Split the Result of Ideological Differences Between the Two Communist Powers?

    and the 1930s, Stalin supported the Guomindang. He did this because he saw that the nationalists seemed to offer a better opposition to Japanese expansion in China. Hence for the soviets, national interests took precedence over ideological solidarity. But it is important to note that Stalin did see the...

  39. ARTICLE

    represent Stalin, is a selfish, cruel and devious pig whose thirst for power grows continuously. He used dogs and Squealer, to control the animals as Stalin would use KBG, (Комитет государственной безопасности), translated in English as Committee for State Security, to control the people. As Stalin killed...

  40. Why Did the Cold War Begin?

    the side of the Whites, who lost in the end. This is the first reason for dislike and hatred emerging between the USA and the USSR. In 1928, Josef Stalin became the totalitarian dictator of the Soviet Union. In 1933 Adolf Hitler became the totalitarian dictator of Nazi Germany. The USA, and its current...

  41. Essay

    Joseph Stalin was the General Secretary of the Communist Party in Soviet Union. He rose to become the leader of Soviet Union when Lenin died in 1924. Life under Stalin was very difficult for the Russians. The Soviet government used propaganda to make people believe that everything such as women’s issues...

  42. Cold war

    It also claims that Stalin was “suspicious and uncooperative” about the German question as he was afraid that the USA’s introduction of the new German Mark and the merger of the 3 western zones would endanger Soviet Security. This caused the Berlin blockade of 1948 where Stalin blocked roads and rail...

  43. Soviet Union Against Europe in the Second World War

    after the Second World War with a weak economy, Imperial problems and had weak relations also with the US. There were many reasons for thoughts that Stalin was an expansionist and wanted to spread his views and communist state of mind across Europe, some more exaggerated than others. The four sources...

  44. Barbarosa

    gather at Eastern front on German-Soviet border. Stalin was reported several times by USSR’s intelligence agencies and Great Britain that Germany have planned to invade USSR, for this purpose Germany is moving its troops towards Soviet border. But Stalin always denied these intelligence reports and never...

  45. Animal Farm, Satire essay

    for themselves. Through an entertaining and effective animal allegory the author of the book George Orwell indirectly attacks Russian communism and Stalin. It also converses subliminally the events leading up to and after the Russian Revolution of 1917 through many literary devices. Themes such as Power...

  46. alexander vich noche

    Revolution. As a result, in 1908 he was sentenced to prison and a few days later was sent to Bailov prison to serve his sentence.[2] Here he first met Stalin: a fellow inmate with whom he engaged in ideological disputes.[3] After his release, he returned home to Baku for the birth of his daughter Zinaida...

  47. The Dystopian Novel

    on 17 August 1945, the book reflects events leading up to and during the Stalin era before World War II. Orwell, a democratic socialist[1] and a member of the Independent Labour Party for many years, was a critic of Joseph Stalin and was suspicious of Moscow-directed Stalinism after his experiences with...

  48. Animal Farm Esasay

    and Czar controlled Russia. Animal Farm as well as Russia needed new leaders; in Animal Farm the pigs were the ones to stand up; in Russia, Lenin, Stalin, and Trotsky stood up. Orwell chose to represent three famous Russian leaders with three pigs--snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer--in order to show us...

  49. World War 2 Containment

    his speeches. The Soviets suffered terribly in World War 2. Stalin wanted to make sure Germany was no longer a threat to Russia. To help his cause, Stalin wanted more territory as a buffer zone, but he wanted a lot more than needed. Stalin tried to take over South Korea although he already had control...

  50. Five-Year Plan

    right in a short-term period. However, Stalin’s main aim was to rapidly industrialise and he was prepared to go to any limit to accomplish this. So Stalin created a state planning commission called Gosplan. This committee organised a series of five-year plans, which consisted of several targets Russia...

  51. Cold War essay

    spread of communism straight after World War II helped Stalin gradually tightened his control throughout Eastern Europe. Cominform also known as the communist information bureau in which brought leaders of each communist party to be briefed by Stalin and this allowed him to keep a close eye on them. The...

  52. Assess the Global Economic Impact of World War I.

    According to “The Collectivization of ‘Genocide’”, In Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens, collectivization in the Soviet Union was said to be a policy “ pursued under Stalin, between 1928 and 1940, to consolidate individual land and labour into collective farms”. Overall, this process was said...

  53. Essay

    against him. When Lenin fell ill and died, Trotsky was easily outmanoeuvred by Stalin. In 1927, he was thrown out of the party. Internal and then foreign exile followed, but Trotsky continued to write and to criticise Stalin. Trotsky settled in Mexico in 1936. On 20 August 1940, an assassin called Ramon...

  54. The Forsaken: an American Tragedy in Stallin's Russia

    No other firm in the united state, conducted as business with Joseph Stalin as the Ford motor company between 1929 and 1936. Henry Ford understood very well that the power and allure of the automobile transcended ideology. The whole of mankind was in love with speed and, in that respect at least, Bolsheviks...

  55. Animal Farm Symbolism

    Orwell put in his novel, Animal Farm, can be incorporated to the similar events and people affiliated with the Russian Revolution. People like Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky can be analyzed and exemplified by the two pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, in Orwell’s Animal Farm. By authoring this novel, Orwell aimed...

  56. Dbq : Should Fdr Be Impeached for Prolonging the Wwii ?

    Casablanca Conference in hopes of ending this vast distructive war. During this conferrence, FDR along with Winston Churchill of Great Britian and Joseph Stalin of the Soviet union, demanded unconditional surrender from the Axis Powers. Many believe that because the U.S. wanted “unconditional” surrender of...

  57. Criticism of Animal Farm

    of a totalitarian ruler. In the novel, Orwell replaces the characters and groups in the Bolshevik Revolution with farm animals. Napoleon represents Stalin, Snowball represents Leon Trotsky, Boxer represents the common people, and the humans represent the former monarchs of Russia as well as leaders of...

  58. Germany

    together about 3,600 planes of which 1,300 were heavy bombers. The planes were filled with over 2000lb high explosives bombs and 400 incendiaries. Sargent Joesph W. Agell was chosen to be in charge of this operation. Sargent Agell wasn’t informed of the true intentions of this attack, he was told that they were...

  59. Cold war

    Speech, he explains that capitalism is partially why the Second World War happened and why the two capitalist world split into two hostile camps. So Stalin blamed capitalism for WWII because the United States practices capitalism. In conclusion, the United States was at most fault for the Cold War because...

  60. ziggy

    Joesph A Longobardo was born May 24, 1974 in Amsterdam NY. In 1992, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. After completing boot camp and advanced training, he was assigned to Embassy Duty providing high level personal protection to dignitaries at various posts including Pakistan and Uruguay...