1. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1921-1940
... of enormous change. It saw the implementation of the Five-Year Plans, industrialisation, socialism and a wave of terror. Joseph Stalin was dictator of the USSR from 1929-53 and a key driving force behind the cohesion and division prevalent within Soviet society. Stalin implemented various policies throughout his role that ultimately led the Soviet Union to be one of the greatest industrial powers ... use of terror and Purges carried out by Stalin formed a central part of the Soviet regime in the 1930s, acting as a significant divisive force. Alongside this the Communist Party and politic...
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