1. LO: To assess the reign of Stalin
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this lesson you will be able to…
Describe the rule of Stalin E-D
Explain his actions and path to power C-B
Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*

2. LO: To assess the reign of Stalin Task: Once you have written
Describe the rule of Stalin E-D
Explain his actions and path to power C-B
Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*
Task: Once you
have written
Your title and date…
Today we are going to
Be looking at the reign
Of Joseph Stalin.
Why does he remain
Such a significant figure?

3. LO: To assess the reign of Stalin What does this Cartoon suggest
Describe the rule of Stalin E-D
Explain his actions and path to power C-B
Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*
What does this
Cartoon suggest
About the role of
Stalin in the Soviet
Union?
The “Stalinist Constitution” 1936

4. LO: To assess the reign of Stalin
Describe the rule of Stalin E-D
Explain his actions and path to power C-B
Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*
No talk from Rowland today…its over to you!
Government
Outwits Trotsky
“Grey Blur”
Defeat of United Opposition
1924 Constitution
Control of Red Army
Growth of Communist Party
OGPU
NKVD
Purges
Kirov Murder
Great Patriotic War
Society
Cult of Lenin
Full rights of Individual
Granted to citizens
Compulsory education
Komsomols
Orthodox Church
Joseph Stalin r
Economy
“Socialism in One Country”
Procurement Crisis
First Five Year Plan
Elimination of Kulaks
Gosplan
Collectivisation
Second Five Year Plan
Stakhanovites

5. LO: To assess the reign of Stalin Describe the rule of Stalin E-D
Explain his actions and path to power C-B
Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*
Great Patriotic War
1930s tries to ally with
Western Europe
Molotov-Ribbentrop Sep 1939
Annexation of Baltics.
Winter war with Finland
Timoshenko and Zhukov
Operation Barbarossa.
Orthodox resurgence.
“Scorched Earth” policy
Stalingrad a turning point.
Kursk 1943
SMERSH and NKVD.
Jan-May 1945 Battle of Berlin
The Cold War
Churchill “Iron Curtain” speech
Stalin blocks Marshall Plan.
Truman Doctrine
Berlin Airlift 1948
China and Chairman Mao
1949 Soviet Bomb
Korean War
Rebuilding and Recovery
4th Five Year Plan (Ind and Trans)
6 day, 12hr week, 77m urban
Stakhanovites lauded still
1945 poor harvest, 1946 drought
Zeiss, Opel and Machinery.
Collective farmers drop by third.
“Transformation of Nature” 1948
1949 a suit costs years wages.
“Beg, borrow or buy”.
Stalin: The
Final Years
Post War Politics
- Stalin in “mature dictatorship”
Politburo and Central committee don’t meet.
Purges led by Beria. E.g Zhadanov, Zhukov
6m in Siberian Gulags.
Foreign radio jammed, “Western” arts controlled
Doctors Plot

6. LO: To assess the reign of Stalin Describe the rule of Stalin E-D
Explain his actions and path to power C-B
Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*

7. LO: To assess the reign of Stalin Describe the rule of Stalin E-D
Explain his actions and path to power C-B
Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*

8. LO: To assess the reign of Stalin Describe the rule of Stalin E-D
Explain his actions and path to power C-B
Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*

9. “Stalin’s rule, while allegedly reforming,
LO: To assess the reign
of Stalin
Describe the rule of Stalin E-D
Explain his actions and path to power C-B
Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*
“Stalin’s rule, while allegedly reforming,
in fact had more links to previous Tsarist
Russian Rulers. How far
do you agree?”

10. LO: To assess the reign of Stalin Describe the rule of Stalin E-D
Explain his actions and path to power C-B
Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*

11. LO: To assess the reign of Stalin Describe the rule of Stalin E-D
Explain his actions and path to power C-B
Judge how far he was reactionary A-A*