1. LO: To assess the impact of industrial
initiatives in the Soviet Period
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this lesson you will be able to…
Describe the key industrial plans of the Soviet era E-D
Explain their impact upon Industrial Workers C-B
Assess their similarity to the Tsarist era A-A*

2. LO: To assess the impact of industrial initiatives in the
Soviet Period
Describe the key industrial plans of the Soviet era E-D
Explain their impact upon Industrial Workers C-B
Assess their similarity to the Tsarist era A-A*
Task: Once you are in and
Settled…
What does this poster
Suggest about the
Stakhanovite movement?
“Stakhanovite model Soviet worker guarantees the continuing peace!”

3. LO: To assess the impact of industrial initiatives in the
Soviet Period
Describe the key industrial plans of the Soviet era E-D
Explain their impact upon Industrial Workers C-B
Assess their similarity to the Tsarist era A-A*
Today we will be doing the lesson in reverse
The conclusions that you need to make on Soviet Industry are:
There were periods were state control was relaxed in
favour of greater economic freedom.
The state retained the control of the “commanding heights”
of the economy.
Foreign investment became increasingly restricted.
Policy was more radical and ideological than the Tsarist
period.
War again disrupted growth, but Russia gained land after
WW2.
Continuing danger of Russia being dominated by the
agricultural economy.

4. LO: To assess the impact of industrial initiatives in the
Soviet Period
Describe the key industrial plans of the Soviet era E-D
Explain their impact upon Industrial Workers C-B
Assess their similarity to the Tsarist era A-A*
Task: Each group is going to take a topic. You need to produce
a presentation on that specific area of Soviet policy.
HOWEVER the facts and details you need to provide
Need to support/challenge the assertions below.
The Topics
1) War Communism
2) The Five Year Plans
3) NEP
4) Virgin Lands Scheme
The conclusions that you need to make on Soviet Industry are:
There were periods were state control was relaxed in
favour of greater economic freedom.
The state retained the control of the “commanding heights”
of the economy.
Foreign investment became increasingly restricted.
Policy was more radical and ideological than the Tsarist
period.
War again disrupted growth, but Russia gained land after
WW2.
Continuing danger of Russia being dominated by the
agricultural economy.

5. LO: To assess the impact of industrial initiatives in the
Soviet Period
Describe the key industrial plans of the Soviet era E-D
Explain their impact upon Industrial Workers C-B
Assess their similarity to the Tsarist era A-A*
Did growth
accelerate
During the
Soviet Period?
WHY did it
accelerate?
How did
conditions for
Workers change?

6. LO: To assess the impact of industrial initiatives in the
Soviet Period
Describe the key industrial plans of the Soviet era E-D
Explain their impact upon Industrial Workers C-B
Assess their similarity to the Tsarist era A-A*

7. LO: To assess the impact of industrial initiatives in the
Soviet Period
Describe the key industrial plans of the Soviet era E-D
Explain their impact upon Industrial Workers C-B
Assess their similarity to the Tsarist era A-A*

8. LO: To assess the impact of industrial initiatives in the
Soviet Period
Describe the key industrial plans of the Soviet era E-D
Explain their impact upon Industrial Workers C-B
Assess their similarity to the Tsarist era A-A*

9. LO: To assess the impact of industrial initiatives in the
Soviet Period
Describe the key industrial plans of the Soviet era E-D
Explain their impact upon Industrial Workers C-B
Assess their similarity to the Tsarist era A-A*