HIST105 Study Guide - Kulak, Russian Empire, Sheila Fitzpatrick
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In 1926, the party congress1 declared it was necessary to transform our country from an agrarian into an industrial one, capable by its own efforts of producing the necessary means. 2. Upon revoking the nep3, the right party opted for steady industrialization while the left encouraged rapid industrialization through heavy taxation of peasantry. In what ways and with what results was stalin"s first five year. The scope of this essay examined how stalin"s first fyp was used to increase industrial production. However, the social effects of the first fyp are excluded. Sources by david williamson5 and robert allen6 are assessed with respect to their origin, purpose, value and limitations. Stalin"s industrial policies were responsible for the expansion of factories and cities. Thus, the policies stalin devised under the first fyp successfully industrialized the soviet union. 1 the party congress was the gathering of the supreme ruling body of the communist party of the ussr.
