Stalins Great Turn Flashcards
historiography
1
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Sheila Fitzpatrickargue that Stalin used…
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Marxist rhetoric to justify radical policies, portraying the Five-Year Plans and collectivisation as the only path to a proletarian state.
2
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Robert Servicecontends that Stalin’s…
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ideological rigidity was key, as he prioritised doctrinal purity over economic efficiency.
3
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Moshe Lewin observes, Stalin’s policies were…
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“a leap into the unknown” driven by dogma, not necessity.
