1. Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953 Totalitarian Government in the Soviet Union

3. Totalitarian government is the exact opposite of liberal democracy… Suppress individual liberties Abolish all competing political parties Eliminate or regulate private property Use the bureaucracy and technology to impose its ideology and enforce its commands

4. -the ultimate goal of a totalitarian state is… Total control of the individual- what is believed, what values are held… There are no private moral judgements, no individual thought, no individual conscience… People have no natural rights…, they are building blocks for a new social order...

6. Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashavili 1879-1953

7. Stalin transformed the Soviet Union from a poor, undeveloped agricultural country into one of the world’s industrial and military giants.

10. Stalin’s early years… 1888-1894 attended local church school

11. Tiflis Theological Seminary

13. Stalin arrest records…

14. As a revolutionary, Stalin.… helped organize workers’ strikes… set up a secret press to spread Marxist ideas…distributed illegal pamphlets… participated in train and bank robberies… by 1912, was a member of the inner circle of the Bolshevik party.

15. Lenin and Stalin in Finland

17. Stalin’s “second death” strategy

19. 1927 expelled from the Communist party 1928 exiled to Siberia 1929 deported to Turkey/Mexico 1940 murdered

20. Planned Economy or Command Economy

21. Stalin’s Industrial policies Initiated five year plans to promote the production of heavy machinery Focused on building steel mills, cement plants and oil refineries. Limited production of consumer goods like clothing and cosmetics.

22. Stalin’s Agricultural policies Eliminated wealthy, land-owning kulaks Initiated Collectivization- large government farms called “collectives” replaced private plots.

23. Stalin’s Political policies- Dictatorship of the Communist Party Created a secret police with unlimited power to crush dissenters critical of Soviet life Strictly controlled the minority nationalities Used “show trials” to eliminate and intimidate all potential rivals Used art & literature to glorify himself and the Communist State

24. Stalin’s Social/Cultural policies… “The Cult of personality” Mandated & expanded education at all levels Promoted educational opportunities for women Censored all forms of creative thinking and expression Replaced religious teachings with Communist ideals

43. THE END……. any questions my comrades?

44. Any Questions? The End

45. Read: A. 0. Advienko- “Cult of Stalin” Russian religious tradition: worship of the saints and veneration of the Tsar were common practices… Stalin intensified this tradition, leading to the “cult of personality” – the deliberate fixation on an all powerful leader, whose personality exemplified the challenge of extraordinary times.