Soviet Union under Stalin What methods does Stalin use to maintain control?

Stalin’s Economic Plan - Industry 1928: Stalin ends NEP & start own economic plan, the 5 Year Plans Stalin’s goal is rapid industrialization Quotas were raised for production of steel, oil, coal & electricity, which will limit regular consumer goods Although the high goals aren’t met, Soviets made huge gains Agriculture Gov took control of all private farms Farms combined into “collective farms” – producing food for state Ukrainian kulaks resisted collectivization Ukrainian Terror Famine 1932: Stalin orders the liquidation of the kulaks 3 million killed, 2 million starved to death during Ukrainian Terror Famine Overall, 10 million Soviet citizens were killed during Stalin’s collectivization plan

Stalin’s Weapons of Terror Stalin’s Methods Examples Police Terror Cheka & spies eliminate opponents Sent people to Gulags (prison camps) Launches Great Purge (8 to 13 million killed) Propaganda Used artwork, posters & media to spread word of how good the Soviet Union is doing – enemies airbrushed out of pictures Censorship Official newspaper Pravda prints only what Stalin tells them to print Religious Persecution Soviet Union is an atheist state Must teach communism, not religion Indoctrination Government controls all schools Virtues of communism are taught Teachers who resist are victims of Great Purge

Translation: Beloved Stalin is the people's happiness!