RUSSIA AND STALINBy Molly O’Keeffe, Michelle Daley,

Zach LaFontaine, Courtnee Severin

Early Life of Stalin Born Iosif Vissarionovich

Dzhugashvili on December 21, 1879 in Gori, Georgia

Went to the Theological Seminary in Tpilisi, Georgia—prepared for ministry 1899 Expelled for spreading

subversive views Expulsion caused him to join

underground revolutionary Marxist movement

1902 arrested—exiled to Serbia 1904 came back to Russia,

rejoined Marxist Founded Bolsheviks

Method of Rule Highly controversial Crude, cruel, primitive Political life= cautious

and slow-moving Persuasive speaker and

fierce debater Began to economically

modernize Russia Brought Russia to be

important industrial country

Price paid was staggering

Fun Facts Only surviving son of

Vissarion Dzhugashvilli Organized bank

robberies and raids during the Revolution

Changed name to Stalin (“Man Of Steel”)

Considered one of worst examples of Totalitarianism

Editor of Pravda Responsible for 8-13

million deaths

Totalitarianism 4 main parts:

Police terror Secret police helped

maintain power Indoctrination

Brainwashing youth Propaganda and

Censorship Complete gov’t

control of media Religious and

Ethnic Persecution

Totalitarianism in Russia Wanted perfect communist

state Built up secret police force

Arrest and execute “traders”

Controlled all media Movies, art, radio, news,

etc. Controlled education from

preschool to university Persecuted all religions

Strived for national atheism Only could worship

Communism

Battle of Stalingrad Winter 1942-1943 Germany invades Russia German Army: 1,011,500

(General Paulus) Russian Army: 1,000,500

(Marshal Zhukov) Hitler forbade surrender

despite harsh conditions (food, ammo, heat=short supply)

Russian victory; Germany in full retreat

91,000 German prisoners

Life in Stalinist Russia Children expected to

join youth organizations; taught how to be good socialists/communists

Equality with men and women is workplace

Great Purge campaign Artists painted pictures

glorifying Stalin

Five-Year Plan Aimed to

expand/modernize existing industries, establish new ones, relocate to east More secure and protected

by vast land if Russia is attacked by the West

Extremely successful Accomplished in four

years New energy production

(factories) Roads and railways built

Results and Effects of Five-Year Plan

People living in terror/exhaust Harshly worked Bad conditions Poorly paid Social economic disaster

Over-urbanization= insufficient medical facilities, schools

1932 wide-spread famine 7,000,000 peasants died Didn’t end until 1953

Stalin’s Death Brain hemorrhage March 5, 1953 Body placed next

to Lenin in Red Square, Moscow

Great achievements questioned after death

What year did Stalin come to power?

A) 1922 B) 1927 C)1929 D) 1919

2. What does the name “Stalin” mean?

A) “Father of Modern Communism”

B) “Man of Steel”

C) “Leader of Russia”

D) “Man of Power”

3. Around what percent of peasants lived on collective farms?

A) 90% B) 50% C) 80% D) 35%

4. With what other country was the Battle of Stalingrad fought? A) United States B) Germany C) Italy D) France

5. What is the name given to Stalin’s Communist party of

Russia? A) Jacobins B) Soviets C) Duma D) Bolsheviks

6. What are the four components of Totalitarianism? 1. Police Terror2. Indoctrination3. Propaganda and

Censorship4. Religious and Ethnic

Persecution

7. Name a few of the bad effects of the Five-Year Plan.

Over-urbanization led to insufficient medical facilities, schools, etc.

People were harshly worked in bad conditions and poorly paid

Caused a nation-wide famine.

8. What was The Great Purge and why was it so significant?

A campaign of terror in 1938 meant to eliminate all who threatened Stalin’s power. Thousands of innocent people were killed or sent to work in labor camps. An estimated 8-13 million people died in this short time period from 1937-1938.

Multiple Choice Answers 1. C) 1929 2. B) “Man of Steel” 3. A) 90% 4. B) Germany 5. D) Bolsheviks