Stalinist Russia

Question 1

When did Stalin come into power?

Answer 1

1924

Question 2

When was the first Five Year Plan under Stalin?

Answer 2

1928-1932

Question 3

What were the main focuses for the first five year plan?

Answer 3

Industrialisation of heavy industries such as coal mines and steelworks. (115% rise in coal, 200% in steel and 335% in electricity)

Question 4

What would happen to workers that did not meet their plans?

Answer 4

They would be dubbed as saboteurs and would either be publically humiliated or sent to the Gulag

Question 5

What was the Stakhanovite movement?

Answer 5

Rewarding workers who worked exceptionally hard - idolising the works of Stakhanov who exceeded his quota for coal mined by mining over 14 times his target.

Question 6

When was the second Five Year Plan under Stalin?

Answer 6

1933-1937

Question 7

What were the main focuses for the second five year plan?

Answer 7

Continued growth of heavy industries,
Concentrated on new industries such as scientific research
Aimed to improve agriculture through providing machinery to farmers.
Promised more consumer goods (although this was a very low priority)

Question 8

Give an example of a failure of the second five year plan

Answer 8

Some industries fell short of goals - oil fell short by 20 million tons despite the fact that overall output increased significantly.