What were Stalin rules that he used?

Answer 1

As ruler of Russia from 1928 onwards, Stalin's regime was responsible for the death of millions during his drive to further Russian industry and agriculture. However Stalin's true power came from the peoples belief in Stalin as they realized that his goal was for the greater good and that the end would justify the means. Joseph Stalin (born 18 December 1878) was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953. Stalin was the protégé of Lenin whom has helped get him appointed as the General Secretary to help build a base against Trotsky. However, as Stalin began approaching issues in a way that Lenin thought inappropriate the pair began to quarrel and their relationship deteriorated. Lenin dictated increasingly disparaging notes on Stalin in what would become his testament. He criticized Stalin's rude manners, excessive power, ambition and politics, and suggested that Stalin should be removed from the position of General Secretary.However Stalin began creating alliances that were hidden from Lenin and when he died on the 24th of January, 1924 and his testament was revealed, Stalin who was criticized in it prevented it from being read at the Twelfth Party Congress in April 1923 1928, Stalin now in a seat of unattainable and unassailable power pushed for a rapid industrialization and the mass collectivization of the peasant farms. Collectivization is defined as "The policy of creating large agriculture units where the peasant would farm collectively rather than on individual farms" Stalin's First Five-Year Plan, adopted by the party in 1928, called for rapid industrialization of the economy, with an emphasis on heavy industry. It set goals that were unrealistic-- a 250 percent increase in overall industrial development and a 330 percent expansion in heavy industry alone. All industry and services were nationalized, managers were given predetermined output quotas by central planners, and trade unions were converted into mechanisms for increasing worker productivity. The Communist regime believed that collectivization would improve agricultural productivity and would produce grain reserves sufficiently large to feed the growing urban labor force. Stalin focused particular hostility on the wealthier peasants, or kulaks. About five million people were deported and never heard from again. Forced collectivization of the remaining peasants, which was often fiercely resisted, resulted in a disastrous disruption of agricultural productivity and a catastrophic famine in 1932-33. "We must overtake and outstrip the advanced technology of the developed capitalist countries. We have overtaken and outstripped the advanced capitalist countries in the sense of establishing a new political system, the Soviet system. That is good. But it is not enough. In order to secure the final victory of socialism in our country, we must also overtake and outstrip these countries technically and economically. Either we do this, or we shall be forced to the wall" Stalin believed that Industry had to be rapidly modernized and the way to achieving this was through the mechanization of agriculture which would supply the base supplies that would be needed to support the explosive growth of industrial cities that Stalin envisioned. However, to achieve his vision for Russia and for the Communist regime Stalin would come to use terrorization of social classes and of the communist party members to force his opponents hand and gain absolute power. The use of terror became a central part in the Soviet Regime of the 1930's as a near perfect state machine of terror was being created through Stalin and the OGPU.Basically the secret police were given free reign and anyone who could be labeled as an enemy of the state could and would be arrested without reason or warning. Another part of the terror machine was the thought of the Party Secretarient and the OGPU collecting information on all citizens and that neighbors of yours could inform on you if you were to say anything negative about Stalin or the communist party. The first purge of the Communist party can be traced back to 1918, thereafter every few years members would be kicked out or worse if they were deemed to not be supportive of the Communist cause anymore. However in 1934 the murder of Kirov changed everything and triggered an event that is now known as "The Great Purges". Stalin now purged the Communist party and other sectors of the Communist as had never been seen before. Some larger members who were 'purged' are Zinoviev from the Left Opposition, Tomsky and Bukltarin from the Right Opposition 3000 members from the Secret Police and both heads of it as well as three out of the five marhalls and 15 commanders from the Red Army along with 37,000 officers. Show trials were held for more important figures and old Balsheviks, however these trials were just to fool the public that there were just reasons behind the mass executions and exiles. Stalin used the Terror and Purges as a way to help push forward the five year plans ---Chris w, Australia