All countries need to deal with three interconnected things:

• Politics: Russia was totalitarian (seven characteristics)

• Economics: Russia was industrializing.

• Social Structure: Quality of life (citizens) affected by the politics and economics.

Joseph Stalin

The Industrialization of the Soviet Union

Leader of Soviet Union: 1927 - 1953

Most known for:

• Being a totalitarian ruler.• Transforming Russia into the second most

powerful nation in the world.• Creating the Soviet System that lasted until

1991.• Using terror, force and propaganda.• Being the most powerful and most feared

leader that the Soviet Union ever had.

How did Stalin change the economy of the Soviet Union?

• Industrial Development

Industrialization: To increase industrial production.

Input: Means of production – land, labour and capital.

Output: Goods produced.

These graphs show the changes in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1950 in the areas of urbanization, employment and socio-economic status.