Stalinism in Wartime Flashcards
Who was left to inform the Russian people of the outbreak of ww2, possibly because Stalin emotionally couldnt
Molotov
What was established as Supreme military command in 1941
Stavka
What does Stalin eventually do 1 month after the war begins
Assume overall control of the army
What did Stalin demand still happened, despite the Germans being extremely close
The red square parade on the anniversary of the revolution still be held
Which figure was released from the gulags and eventually became deputy commander in chief of the red army
Georgy Zhukov
What was the name for russian collaborators with the germans
Hilfswillige
Which general defected to the german side and lead a russian Waffen US unit of deserters
Andrey Vlasov, with a peak of 50,000 russians under him
How many ussr defectors joined Germanys side
Around a million
WHat was order 227
No step back-150,000 executed under this order for retreating
What was order 270
No surrender
WHat actions did Stalin take to secure the security of the USSR, in regards to the different republics
Volga autonomous republic dissolved
Deportation of suspect ethnic groups-1.5 million deported
What policy was undertaken to make sure the land was unhabitable for the german invaders
Scorched earth-including destroying factories and burning crops. around 1500 factories were reassembled beyond the urals
How many joined the communist party as members during the war
5 million
Wha, somewhat suprisingly, did the nazis not do as they advanced into russia
Change, to any degree, the way in which agriculture or jobs were performed from their collectivist state. The nazis thought the way that the soviets were doing it was the best way for them to also treat people they regarded as subhuman
At the end of ww2, what % of the military were in the commuist party
50%, compared to 15% at the start
What proportion of all production was munitions manufacture at the end of ww2, and what idd this attest to
3/4. The easily controllable and centralised nature of stalinist economy
What did the USSR have to reely on, to some extent, to survive ww2
Foreign aid-lend lease-majority of Russian mechanized equipment was american
What was the average working week in the ussr during ww2
70-77 hours, with it being normal for factory workers to sleep in the factory
WHat were total Russian casualties in ww2
27 million, 8.7 million were military
When was the national anthem replaced to something more patriotic
1943
By 1945, what % of the workforce were female
Over half
What happened to POWs returned from Germany
Straight to Gulags as being captured alive was a crime and STalin was paraanoid of them being tainted by Western values
What was their a brief hope of at the end of ww2
That closer cooperation with the west would be possible, as their assisstance during ww2 was crucial and many western goods and influences found their way into russia
How did Stalin emerge from ww2
As all but a god. The victory was a personal triumph for both him and his personal system of direct, coercive, authoritarian rule, and he was adored for this. Questioning him was unthinkable.
