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It began with his first "5 year plan".
Modernize and industrialize the Soviet Union.
Stalin wanted Russia to industrialize to the same level as Britain and Germany so that they would be equal in a war.
In Russia, as he was in the middle of his Firs 5 year Plan
to help industrialize and modernize Russia
Joseph Stalin started five year plans to modernize Russia.
Stalin industrialized the Soviet Union by creating five year economic plans
The purpose of Stalin's five year plans was to rapidly industrialize the USSR. He wanted to industrialize so quickly because Russia was years behind as far as weapons and industrialization. These plans actually worked; he made the progress of 50 something years in 10.
To industrialize his country
some soviet industries succeeded and expanded
Joseph Stalin was the leader of Russia in 1939.
russia Many historians would disagree and say China of the major countries was the last to industrialize.