The Soviety Union By 1941 Flashcards
How can it be. Seen that Lenin favoured a single party rule
How did stalins government include some democratic structure… how did we no he wanted the one party state
He fought against a coalition government in 1917
Forced the closure of the constituent assembly in 1918
- democratic - universal suffrage. It was clear that the communists party and its institutions were the only bodies that could put candidates up for election.
What meat that all power went to Stalin himself
- centralisation, working with individuals or small groups. Stalin seldom left Moscow and he disliked mass meetings.
What had it been argued that the state had turned to from Lenin to Stalin
How did some of his policies weaken his own control
Lenin - one party state with a powerful leader
Stalin - personal dictatorship
- purges- lying, falsifying statistics and presenting inaccurate reports due to fear.
How did Lenin deal with opposition
The Cheka
Prison camp system
Attacked - SRs, Mensheviks and bruzhui and carried out non violent purges of his party, leading to the expulsion of 150,000 party members in 1921.
1921- ban of factions.
How were political attacks different under Stalin
Killed people in his party
Made them stand up and give public confessions
In the Stalinist plugged the OGPU and the NKVD arrest millions of ordinary citizens and 600,000 party members were executed.
Gulags provided slave labour
By 1940 who had the Stalinist economy over taken
But…. why were consumer goods poor…
Britain in iron and steel production and was not far behind Germany.
- bureaucrats were so set on reaching the over exaggerated targets that its all they cared about.
How was the central planning system
Inefficient and organisation at a local level was at times chaotic and not helped by stalins purges of specialists and managers. Inefficient attention paid to modern farming techniques and limited use of agricultural machinery.
How had communist control in the country side grown stronger
Socialist communal values had been put into place.
Peasants were living and working in the kolkhoz and firmly under the supervision of the party officials. Also watched by the NKVD stationed at each motor tractor station. Increased urbanisation and the massive expansion of town population helped create a strong working class, the backbone of the communist state.
Why were living conditions poor
Low rations Poor housing Lack of consumer goods Internal passports restricted freedom of movement Strict censorship
What was in place as oppose to the classless society undertake Stalin
A hierarchy society dominated by privileged elite organised around the party and the nomenklatura. The urban workers were no longer ruled by capitalist employers but by there soviet masters.
Why was the military not ready for war
Most senior officers had been removed
Society fighting capacity had been effected by inadequate training and those who had promoted more advanced military theories
Lack of military initiative
Deficiencies in the quality and quantity of equipment
Soviets were suddenly expected to fight there former allies.
