Stalin's Rise to Power

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

Stalin's Rise to Power

- - - Why was Stalin able to take power in the Soviet Union?
    - Why did Stalin decide to carry out rapid industrialisation?
    - How effective was collectivisation?
    - How successful were the Five Year Plans?
    - How and why did the Terror develop?
    - How effective was propaganda in promoting the cult of Stalin

FROM THE DRIVE:

Joseph Stalin Part 1: The Young Bank Robber - Real DictatorsJoseph Stalin - the “man of steel” - was the party secretary who plotted a route to absolute power, becoming head of the Eastern Bloc and, in time, chief nemesis of the United States. But how did a man from the Georgian frontier of the Russian Empire do it? In 1917, the 300-year-old Romanov Dynasty collapses. The communist Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace and seize power. From this band of revolutionaries, a future bloody dictator - a man with an extraordinary backstory - begins to emerge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joseph Stalin Part 2: The Secretary Becomes Dictator - Real DictatorsWith the First World War underway, Stalin’s journey to becoming a brutal dictator grinds into gear. After the War, Russia is turned upside down. Stalin thrives in the chaos, masterminding a string of elaborate takedowns of his rivals. Rising to party leader, Stalin visits a ruthless purge on his enemies. The dreaded secret police cleanse the country of so-called traitors. Rural society collapses under this onslaught. But Stalin’s brutality does not go unchallenged. The peasants revolt, while a showdown with his own wife at a dinner party has tragic consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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