POLB92H3 Lecture Notes - Maximilien Robespierre, Reign Of Terror, Sergey Kirov
25 Feb 2014
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Questions: how did soviet rule differ from bolshevik rule, the soviets focused on the working class, based on fear and violence, and it centralized power around him. Bolsheviks were considered libertarian compared to the soviets (killed many people). There was a large centralization of government and terror was used to ensure people support him. It appeared while stalin had done the most (80% more industrialized and. 12 million + urbanized), and then sergei kirov was assassinated and. Stalin used that as an excuse for people attacking the government. He had supreme power, and no one was really going against him: how did the people of the soviet union view stalin, people viewed stalin as ruthless, and that he was a strong enforcer of policies. He ruled by fear, and the poorer people suffered more than the rich people. In france the peasants were targeted because they went against some of the revolutionary leaders.
