HIGH STALINISM 1945-53 3

Question 1

stalin said

Answer 1

capitalism caused ww2 and another war is inevitable is capitalism still exists

Question 2

aftermath of ww2 did see new developments

Answer 2

dictatorships of powers immensely epxnaded
inc proletarian members in party 7m 1953
extension of cop
emerges s.u as superpower
expelling potential threats to his power
granting expensive powers to sp
growing tension with s.u and west

Question 3

stalin dictaorship was extended

Answer 3

institutionally, the politburo and party congress were not allowed to meet between 47-52
stalin ruled in dual roels -head of party head of gov

Question 4

propaganda

Answer 4

empaisised the victory in war was due to stalin and stalinist system
glorification of all things russian
stalin prizes were introduced to rival the west, noble prizes

Question 5

stalin cult continued to expand

Answer 5

Stalin portayed as god like figure and worlds greatest living genius ‘man of the people’ in private, stalin claimed he disapproved of the excess of the salt that appeared throughout the media but in practise he showed no sign wanting to stop it

Question 6

Soviet Union was viewed as a super power

Answer 6

former soviet baltic states became soviet satellite states
one party communist system were established in the areas
principes:collectivision/5yp/stalinims/proleteriasim

Question 7

renewed terror/purgers ‘ideological contamination’

Answer 7

fewer victims and executions that great terror 1934-9 as was more selective to the enemies: western sympathisers, jewish people, Leningrad party, returning prisoners of war, senior army officers

Question 8

senior officers (enemy)

Answer 8

several senior officers execution fabricated treason changes between 1946-8

Question 9

zhdanovshchina 1946-53

Answer 9

a culcutru purge aimed at celebrating soviet achievement and ridding society of western influences. range of anti semetic policies introduced in this era

Question 10

stalinism realism

Answer 10

only acceptable form in cultural arts, literature, music, arts to glorify socialsim and struggles of the wc campaigns agaisnt jews- culturally is was a period of intellectual stagnation and cultural conformity

Question 11

doctors plot 1952-3

Answer 11

anti semitism Pravda announced the foiling of doctors plot 1953. claim jewish dominate medical centre was plotting to kill stalin and Pravda announced 9 doctors attended major soviet leaders had been arrested charged with poisoning central committee and attempting murder sevral marshals of soviet army> trial purge rumoured to follow never happened due to stalin death and Pravda announced charges false and confessions were obtained by torutre

Question 12

Leningrad affair 1948-50

Answer 12

2k officials from Leningrad party arrested
several top officials come from Leningrad executed eg kuznetov
accused of treason/anti soviet conspiracy
stalins paranoia about independence and autumn of the Leningrad party
lenin grad had been power base of Kirov and trotskey> made stalin paranoid

Question 13

mingrella case 1951-3

Answer 13

mingrellaism georgian communsit party
hundreds removed from post and executed
stalin orderd Beria (minggrellian) head of secret polcie to personally direct these purges(to prove loyalty?)
accused of collabraion with western power
-stalin paranoia about ethnic groups in su
his fear that Beria had become too powerful and suspisions that he was rival, this was undermine Beria as many of his supporters were mingerllians