Stalin and Communism

THE EASTERN FRONT: RUSSIAN SOLDEIRS WERE POORLY TRAINED AND STARVING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WERE KILLED, INJURED AND TAKEN PRISONER

The Morale, or attitude of the soldiers, was low… and there was little sympathy from Tsar Nicholas

Vladimir Lenin, inspired by Marx’s ideas of Communism spoke to the Russian people Inspired by the ideals of a ‘workers’ revolution, the people of Russia overthrew the Russian Monarcy

“Death is the solution to all problems. Who was Joseph Stalin? “Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem”. Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin: He fought with the Red Army during the Communist Revolution Became the leader of the Communist party in 1922 By the late 1920’s he had gained total control as Russia’s leader In the 1930’s he conducted “The Great Terror” where millions of his supposed ‘enemies’ in Russia were executed

Stalin Quotes “Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed” “One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic” “Hitlers come and go, but Germany and the German people remain” “In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance” “I trust no one, not even myself” Q1. In one sentence, how would you describe Joseph Stalin as a leader?” Q2. Using your knowledge, list three similarities and one difference between Stalin and Hitler.

What others said about Stalin and Russia: Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, 1939 
"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Adolf Hitler, 1939, on invading Russia "You only have to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down.” US President, Franklin Roosevelt, 1940 "The Soviet Union, as everybody who has the courage to face the fact knows, is run by a dictatorship as absolute as any other dictatorship in the world.”