1. Do Now: “Stalin” – Russian word for ‘Man of Steel’ -Why would someone change their name to Stalin?

2. Command Economy – economy in which government officials make all basic economic decisions 5 – Year Plan – one of a series of plans instituted by Joseph Stalin to build the industry & increase farm output in the Soviet Union Collective – large farm owned & operated by workers as a group Gulags – Russian prison camps, where peasants who resisted collectivization were sent to work. Over 20 million Russians froze or starved to death in the camps.

3. 1. Born in Southern Russia, active member of the Communist Party & participated in the Russian Revolution 2. After death of Lenin, Stalin became the supreme leader of Russia (Soviet Union) from 1924 – 1953

4. Positives (+) achievementsNegative (-) achievements 1. 5 – year plan – goal was to make the Soviet Union a modern industrial nation. Huge increase in oil, coal & steel production. 1. Great Terror – peasants who rebelled against collectivization were imprisoned & forced to work in gulags (prison camps). Over 20 million Russians froze or starved to death. 2. Collectivization – increased agricultural efficiency & production by creating huge state – owned farms. 2. KGB – Russian secret police. 1oo,000’s of Russians were executed to intimidate the nation. Basic human rights were denied to all citizens.

6. Do Stalin’s positive achievements make up for the negatives of his reign?