The Russian Revolution

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Russian Revolution, Joseph Stalin, The Stalin Revolution

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Joseph Stalin was one of the major dictators under the Union Soviet Socialist Republics between 1929 and 1953. He did not only leave a profound effect on USSR's history, but also in the world because he was among the most powerful dictators. His impacts on the 20th century were greater than those made by other significant individuals around the world. These impacts brought about the name "The Stalin Revolution".

This revolution was characterized by different breakthroughs, which played a part in transforming USSR through the Collectivization of the agricultural sector and the Cultural Revolution. Sheila Fitzpatrick is one of the key historians who have explored Russian Revolution in relation with the class, political structures, as well as economic structures. In reference with her writings and arguments concerning Stalin Revolution, the revolution was independent of that Lenin evolution as he designed new tactics to deal with the prevailing challenges among his people. Among key challenges was the need from many workers to run companies and famine among others.

This literature will aim at discussing how Sheila Fitzpatrick agrees with the Russian Revolution drawing arguments from the First-Five Year Plan, Collectivization, and Cultural Revolution.

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First Five-Year Revolution
Collectivization
Cultural Revolution
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[...] New York: Harper. Pipes, R. (1990). The Russian Revolution. New York: Knopf. Trotsky, L. (1957). The history of the Russian Revolution. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Chamberlin, W. H. (1935). The Russian revolution, 1917-1921. [...]

[...] He reintroduced policies and burned policies, which seemed to bar growth and development. Through this, USSR ended up being independent both economically and politically; it built a strong economy and a strong army. It is now evident that Cultural Revolution was just among many revolution tools, which proves that Stalin Revolution fundamentally changed Russian society. Surname 8 Bibliography Fitzpatrick, Sheila. The Russian Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press Print. Scott, G., & Lucas, G. (1992). Revolution!. New York: Random House. Moorehead, A. (1958). The Russian revolution. [...]

[...] This led to an instance where several entrepreneurs ended up in prison. By 1929, all businesses, small or big had started putting out, as they feared the harassment and arrest. The first five-year plan had more tenuous relations with the performance of the economy than the other part of the plan. This is following the argument by Sheila, that it was the hybrid of the economic and political planning period. The plan went through a series of revisions and versions after its introduction in 1929, as it had competing sets of planners who responded to different orders and pressures from political leaders. [...]

[...] This means that the five-year plan was also linked with national security and defense. From the experiences with the last Tsarist period, Stalin evaluated all options and concluded that the only solution to rapid development, which will create a heavy Russian Industry, was a prerequisite of National strength and military might (Fitzpatrick 130). This was following the fact that the previous administrators did not work on strengthening the nation's root. Sheila also argues that the reason of this plot was to ensure that they did not fall in the traps that fell their fore fathers. [...]

[...] There Surname 7 were also economic achievements through initiatives of Cultural Revolution as it has a theme, which set back previous failures. A “better tomorrow” other than struggling because there was a “poor past” drove their objectives (Fitzpatrick 143). Exhortations for admirable productivity were the order of the day. This spirit is ideal for a nation expecting or fighting for growth and development. This is because they hardly laments over problems but work hard to overcome their challenges. This is initiative is purely under the administration of Stalin. [...]

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