Lenin’s USSR vs Stalin’s USSR (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards

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Lenin's authority base in Party

Personal reputation & respect in revolutionary movement

Stalin's authority base in Party

Fear, terror & hopes of advancement

Methods Lenin left to Stalin

Internal security services & class warfare emphasis

Lenin's economic policy by 1924 (NEP)

Mixed economy: state control + limited private enterprise

Agriculture status by 1941

Fully collectivised; private farming eliminated

Secret police by 1941

NKVD with wide powers permeating all society

Old Bolsheviks' fate under Stalin

Eliminated; new generation owed everything to Stalin

Stalin's ideology in 1930s

Fused Russian nationalism with Soviet socialism

Shostakovich safety under Stalin

Never felt safe until Stalin's death (1953)

Most popular USSR cultural activity

Cinema; Hollywood > Soviet propaganda films

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Introduction

Russia Before the Revolution of February/March 1917

The February/March Revolution of 1917

Developments between the Revolutions of 1917

The October/November 1917 Revolution

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Consolidation of the Communist Dictatorship

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: The Civil War

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Economic and Social Developments

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

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Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Economy and Society: Condition of the Soviet Union by 1941

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Dictatorship and Stalinism

Stalinism, Politics and Control: The Yezhovshchina

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Culture and Society

Stalinism, Politics and Control: International Relations

The Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945

The Defeat of the Germans

‘High Stalinism’, 1945–1953

Transformation of the Soviet Union’s International Position

Conclusion

Overview and Revision

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Introduction

Russia Before the Revolution of February/March 1917

The February/March Revolution of 1917

Developments between the Revolutions of 1917

The October/November 1917 Revolution

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Consolidation of the Communist Dictatorship

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: The Civil War

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Economic and Social Developments

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

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Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Economy and Society: Condition of the Soviet Union by 1941

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Dictatorship and Stalinism

Stalinism, Politics and Control: The Yezhovshchina

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Culture and Society

Stalinism, Politics and Control: International Relations

The Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945

The Defeat of the Germans

‘High Stalinism’, 1945–1953

Transformation of the Soviet Union’s International Position

Conclusion

Overview and Revision

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Introduction

Russia Before the Revolution of February/March 1917

The February/March Revolution of 1917

Developments between the Revolutions of 1917

The October/November 1917 Revolution

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Consolidation of the Communist Dictatorship

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: The Civil War

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Economic and Social Developments

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

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Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Economy and Society: Condition of the Soviet Union by 1941

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Dictatorship and Stalinism

Stalinism, Politics and Control: The Yezhovshchina

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Culture and Society

Stalinism, Politics and Control: International Relations

The Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945

The Defeat of the Germans

‘High Stalinism’, 1945–1953

Transformation of the Soviet Union’s International Position

Conclusion

Overview and Revision

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Introduction

Russia Before the Revolution of February/March 1917

The February/March Revolution of 1917

Developments between the Revolutions of 1917

The October/November 1917 Revolution

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Consolidation of the Communist Dictatorship

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: The Civil War

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Economic and Social Developments

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Show more

Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations

Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle

Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments

Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations

Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside

Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities

Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult

Economy and Society: Condition of the Soviet Union by 1941

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Dictatorship and Stalinism

Stalinism, Politics and Control: The Yezhovshchina

Stalinism, Politics and Control: Culture and Society

Stalinism, Politics and Control: International Relations

The Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945

The Defeat of the Germans

‘High Stalinism’, 1945–1953

Transformation of the Soviet Union’s International Position

Conclusion

Overview and Revision

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