2. Joseph Stalin Comes to power after the death of Lenin
1922 he became secretary general of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, a role that enabled him to appoint his allies to government jobs and grow a base of political support.
Collectivized farming and enemies into labor camps or were executed  was meant to boost agricultural production through the organization of land and labor

3. Characteristics Communist
General Secretary of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR)
Dangerous and ruthless
Totalitarian dictator
Launched the Great Purges and Collectivization of agriculture where millions of Russians will die
Used indoctrination and propaganda to control people

4. Five- Years Plan
Intended to transform the Soviet Union from a peasant society into an industrial superpower
Centered on government control of the economy
Included the forced collectivization of Soviet agriculture-government took control of farms
Government owned all businesses and distributed all resources

5. Great Purges 1936-1938 “Great Terror”
Brutal political campaign to eliminate opposing members of the Communist Party along with anyone that was a threat
The Great Purge-series of campaigns designed to rid anyone opposed the Communist Party. The military and other parts of Soviet society from those he considered a threat
750,000 people were executed Over 1 million were forced into labor camps “gulags”
Eliminated all the original Bolsheviks that participated in the Russian Revaluation in 1917
Secret Police: NKVD

6. Gulags

7. Full of Himself Named cities after himself
Soviet history books were rewritten to give him a more prominent role in the revolution and mythologize other aspects of his life
Subject of flattering artwork, literature and music, and his name became part of the Soviet national anthem
Government also controlled the Soviet media

8. Command economy- government officials made all basic economic decisions.
Ruled by terror and with a totalitarian grip
Expanded the powers of the secret police
Encouraged citizens to spy on one another and had millions of people killed