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Authoritarianism leads to efficient administration system which in turn leads to better faculties of the Government. Oligarchic decision making in the economy fishes out inequality, under and over consumption, negative externalities.
There's no doubt that Stalin was authoritarian, but that does not make for better "faculties of the government." An authoritarian government is not responsive to the needs of its people. Tsar Nicholas II's government was authoritarian and it had one of the most complicated and wasteful bureaucracies ever. So much so that it simply collapsed when the Russian people rioted in the February Revolution of 1917.
Stalin's government was also deaf to the needs of the people. His government did what it wanted to do regardless of what the people wanted. The government would never change, because any criticism of the government was considered counterrevolutionary and could lead to the death and imprisonment of people who did criticize the government.
In order to make the Soviet Union stronger, Stalin put into effect several so-called "Five Year Plans." These were designed to rapidly industrialize the country by building many factories over a short period of time with specific goals in mind. There were also goals regarding increasing agricultural output. There were several successive Five Year Plans . The were very successful as to industry but not so successful as to agriculture. Unfortunately, the industrial success of the Five Year Plans came about with a terrible price in the number of lives lost. That's what happens with any authoritarian government. Bureaucrats fix goals for themselves and try to meet them with no regard for the cost.
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What was Stalin's first goal as a leader in the Soviet Union?
to make country into a modern industrial power
What economic changes did Joseph Stalin make to the Soviet Union Be specific?
The greatest changes that Stalin made to Leninism were in the collectivisation of agriculture, the Five Year Plans and in changing in foreign policy doctrine
How did Stalin justify the USSR's Nonaggression Pact with Hitler in 1939?
As far as Joseph Stalin was concerned, England, France and the United States had been plotting an imperialist war with Germany in the 1930's. Allied attempts in that period of time to make an alliance with the USSR were ruses. In order to protect the Soviet Union, Stalin signed the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact in 1939.
When did the Soviet Union explode a atomic bomb?
The USSR tested its first nuclear weapon in 1949.
What type of supplies did the us send to the Soviet Union?
The U.S., under the Lend-Lease Act, supplied the Soviet Union with outdated arms, tanks, trucks, and aircraft. The Soviet Union then took these supplies, stripped them of their manufacturers' logos and placed Soviet markings on them to make their men think that they were produced in the Soviet Union.
What was Stalin's first goal as a leader in the Soviet Union?
to make country into a modern industrial power
Why was Joseph Stalin converting people to Marxism?
He had thought that the was the best way for the people of the Soviet Union to live. he had been a strong supporter of Lennin ideas and he thought that this would make Russia a stronger country.
What were Stalin's personal beliefs?
he wanted the soviet union to be a powerful country and believed he would be the leader to make it powerful
Why was the Soviet Union against any plan that would strengthen Germany?
the soviet union opposed any plan that would make Germany stronger. This is because Germany had been its enemy for a long time.
What economic changes did Joseph Stalin make to the Soviet Union Be specific?
The greatest changes that Stalin made to Leninism were in the collectivisation of agriculture, the Five Year Plans and in changing in foreign policy doctrine
Who was Joseph stanling?
Joseph Stalin was a soviet red party leader which came to power and led the soviet union through a series of 15 month plans to make socialism work in what is now Russia
What were some goals that Josef Stalin had?
Joseph Stalin wanted to make the Soviet Union a modern industrial state by introducing, "5 Year Plans." These plans would focus completely on industry and were to boost the Soviet economy. He also wanted to expand his western land into Poland and Finland.
How did Stalin justify the USSR's Nonaggression Pact with Hitler in 1939?
As far as Joseph Stalin was concerned, England, France and the United States had been plotting an imperialist war with Germany in the 1930's. Allied attempts in that period of time to make an alliance with the USSR were ruses. In order to protect the Soviet Union, Stalin signed the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact in 1939.
When did the Soviet Union explode a atomic bomb?
The USSR tested its first nuclear weapon in 1949.
What British political leader pressed Prime Minister Chamberlain to make a pact with Stalin late in May of 1939?
When Stalin replaced the anti-German Soviet Commissar of Foreign Affairs with Vyacheslav Molotov, Lloyd George was involved in a heated debate in the British parliament over European security. He warmed Prime Minister Chamberlain to not underestimate the power of Stalin's military and to reach a full fledged alliance between England, France and the Soviet Union. Winston Churchill supported George's idea and stated that the West was in danger unless a peace agreement could be made in the East ( meaning the Soviet Union).
What type of supplies did the us send to the Soviet Union?
The U.S., under the Lend-Lease Act, supplied the Soviet Union with outdated arms, tanks, trucks, and aircraft. The Soviet Union then took these supplies, stripped them of their manufacturers' logos and placed Soviet markings on them to make their men think that they were produced in the Soviet Union.
What was the result of central economic planning in the soviet union?
In United States, you get to make money, back in Soviet Russia, money make you!
