HIST 1002 Lecture Notes - Great Purge, Gosplan
26 Feb 2014
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Stalin was not his real name, it was djugasvilli (sp) Was a minority, so needed to change his name if he ever wanted followers. Something went wrong and started to follow communism. Escaped from jail 7 times, out of 8 arrests. Takes 6-7 years to consolidate power (undisputed leader) Very backwards in comparison to most of western europe. State that decides how much of anything is produced (at all costs) Managers of factories killed for espionage but really, they deliberately underproduced to injure the state. Salaries were extremely low-> couldn"t buy a lot for the wage. Housing was often shared-> people forced to share homes. By 1930, 50 percent of farms had already been collectivised. People in his own party that are against him. Anyone who tries to criticize his programs are executed, put in gulags, etc. Kirov used to be a follower of stalin, but not after this policy. Central committee of the communist party, the council.
