Key Quote: "One death is a tragedy; a million is a statistic." - Stalin.
💡 Real-World Example: Sometimes, large-scale disasters or tragedies don't have the same emotional impact as individual tragedies, like when we hear about one individual's story vs. a statistic of many casualties in a war or disaster.
Stalin’s Vision & Actions 📜
Economic & Political Transformation
Stalin aimed not only to transform the economy but also to revolutionize the Communist Party.
Machinery of Terror
Established under Lenin, continued by Stalin.
💡 Think of it like the foundation for a horror mansion: Lenin set it up, but Stalin really made it terrifying!
Change in Names but Not Actions
The terror organization "Cheka" became "OGPU" and later "NKVD".
🌍 Real-world example: Just as companies might rebrand but continue the same services (like Google was once "Backrub"), Stalin's terror groups got new names but did the same sinister deeds.
Use of Terror
Used against the peasantry during collectivization (1932-33) and against “wreckers” in the industry.
1 million Soviet citizens in Gulag labor camps by 1933.
After 1934, the terror escalated into the Great Purges.
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Chapter 33 - The Soviet Union - 1929-1939 (European States)
Stalin's Reign Unmasking The Terror & Trials Of The Soviet Era
Key Quote: "One death is a tragedy; a million is a statistic." - Stalin.
💡 Real-World Example: Sometimes, large-scale disasters or tragedies don't have the same emotional impact as individual tragedies, like when we hear about one individual's story vs. a statistic of many casualties in a war or disaster.
Stalin’s Vision & Actions 📜
Economic & Political Transformation
Stalin aimed not only to transform the economy but also to revolutionize the Communist Party.
Machinery of Terror
Established under Lenin, continued by Stalin.
💡 Think of it like the foundation for a horror mansion: Lenin set it up, but Stalin really made it terrifying!
Change in Names but Not Actions
The terror organization "Cheka" became "OGPU" and later "NKVD".
🌍 Real-world example: Just as companies might rebrand but continue the same services (like Google was once "Backrub"), Stalin's terror groups got new names but did the same sinister deeds.
Use of Terror
Used against the peasantry during collectivization (1932-33) and against “wreckers” in the industry.
1 million Soviet citizens in Gulag labor camps by 1933.
After 1934, the terror escalated into the Great Purges.
Unlock the Full Content!
Dive deeper and gain exclusive access to premium files of History HL. Subscribe now and get closer to that 45 🌟