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STALIN: STALIN:
MAD, BAD, AND SADMAD, BAD, AND SAD
JOSEF STALINJOSEF STALIN
NOT HIS REAL NAME, HE’S NOT EVEN A NOT HIS REAL NAME, HE’S NOT EVEN A RUSSIAN.RUSSIAN.
BORN IN GEORGIA (CAUCUSUS) IN 1879.BORN IN GEORGIA (CAUCUSUS) IN 1879. IOSIF DZHUGASHVILI. FATHER WAS A IOSIF DZHUGASHVILI. FATHER WAS A
SHOEMAKER AND A DRUNK. HE GREW UP SHOEMAKER AND A DRUNK. HE GREW UP IN A HUT.IN A HUT.
ENROLLS IN SEMINARY;ENROLLS IN SEMINARY;
IS THROWN OUT FORIS THROWN OUT FOR
READING MARXREADING MARX
““COMRADE” STALIN AS COMRADE” STALIN AS REVOLUTIONARYREVOLUTIONARY
DOES LITTLE DURING RUSSIAN DOES LITTLE DURING RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONREVOLUTION
APPOINTED BOLSHEVIK COMMISSAR APPOINTED BOLSHEVIK COMMISSAR OF NATIONALITIES AFTER THE OF NATIONALITIES AFTER THE REVOLUTIONREVOLUTION
STALIN COMES TO POWERSTALIN COMES TO POWER
Becomes party secretaryBecomes party secretary Gets to appoint those loyal to him to Gets to appoint those loyal to him to
PolitburoPolitburo Takes full power by 1929Takes full power by 1929 Says Lenin wanted him to be his Says Lenin wanted him to be his
successorsuccessor
FIVE YEAR PLANSFIVE YEAR PLANS Central governmentCentral governmentplanners set goals -planners set goals -Soviet industry Soviet industry Almost catches up to Almost catches up to Rest of Europe in lessRest of Europe in lessThan 15 yearsThan 15 years Right: Happy PeasantsRight: Happy Peasants
SOCIALIST REALISMSOCIALIST REALISM
ART MUST ART MUST PROMOTEPROMOTE
THE GOALS OF THETHE GOALS OF THEREVOLUTION.REVOLUTION.
NEW CITIES AND MASSIVE NEW CITIES AND MASSIVE PROJECTS BUILT, SOMETIMES PROJECTS BUILT, SOMETIMES
WITH AMERICAN HELPWITH AMERICAN HELP
COLLECTIVE FARMSCOLLECTIVE FARMS
ELIMINATING THE KULAKSELIMINATING THE KULAKS
KULAKS WERE KULAKS WERE PROSPEROUS PROSPEROUS PEASANTS, WHO PEASANTS, WHO SOMETIMES LENT SOMETIMES LENT MONEY AND SEED MONEY AND SEED TO OTHER TO OTHER PEASANTSPEASANTS
ACCUSED OF ACCUSED OF SABOTAGESABOTAGE
STALIN LAUNCHES STALIN LAUNCHES A CLASS WARA CLASS WAR
FAMINE IN UKRAINEFAMINE IN UKRAINE
HARVESTS FAIL IN HARVESTS FAIL IN 1932-331932-33
PURGESPURGES STALIN REMOVED ANYONE HE PERCEIVED STALIN REMOVED ANYONE HE PERCEIVED
AS A THREATAS A THREAT EVENTUALLY, ALMOST ALL THE “OLD EVENTUALLY, ALMOST ALL THE “OLD
BOLSHEVIKS” OF THE REVOLUTION WERE BOLSHEVIKS” OF THE REVOLUTION WERE REPLACED BY “LITTLE STALINS”REPLACED BY “LITTLE STALINS”
SHOW TRIALSSHOW TRIALS
Public humiliation ofPublic humiliation of
Those being purged.Those being purged.
Started with killing ofStarted with killing of
Kirov, a loyal followerKirov, a loyal follower
Of Stalin. LiquidationsOf Stalin. Liquidations
Sometimes amountedSometimes amounted
To hundreds a day.To hundreds a day.
ASSASSINATIONSASSASSINATIONS
REWRITING HISTORYREWRITING HISTORY
CULT OF PERSONALITYCULT OF PERSONALITY
THE GULAGTHE GULAG
WORK CAMPS FOR DISSENTERS OR WORK CAMPS FOR DISSENTERS OR ANYONE ACCUSED BY PARTYANYONE ACCUSED BY PARTY
MOSTLY IN SIBERIA – MASSIVE MOSTLY IN SIBERIA – MASSIVE PROJECTS BUILT BY SLAVE LABORPROJECTS BUILT BY SLAVE LABOR
THE GULAG “ARCHIPELAGO”THE GULAG “ARCHIPELAGO”
STALIN AND HITLERSTALIN AND HITLER
HITLER DETESTS COMMUNISM; IS HITLER DETESTS COMMUNISM; IS DETERMINED TO DESTROY ITDETERMINED TO DESTROY IT
STALIN AND HITLER SIGN STALIN AND HITLER SIGN NONAGGRESSION PACT IN 1939NONAGGRESSION PACT IN 1939
Stalin cooperates in Hitler’s invasion Stalin cooperates in Hitler’s invasion of Poland, grabs territory.of Poland, grabs territory.
Refuses to believe in 1941 that Hitler Refuses to believe in 1941 that Hitler would invade Soviet Unionwould invade Soviet Union
STALIN AS WAR LEADERSTALIN AS WAR LEADER
FINALLY RALLIES FINALLY RALLIES PEOPLE AFTER THREE PEOPLE AFTER THREE WEEKSWEEKSORDERS COUNTER-ORDERS COUNTER-ATTACK OUTSIDEATTACK OUTSIDEMOSCOW.MOSCOW.ANYONE WHO FAILS,ANYONE WHO FAILS,DIESDIES
SOVIETS DEFEAT NAZISSOVIETS DEFEAT NAZIS
MILLIONS OF LOSSES, PERHAPS 20 MILLIONS OF LOSSES, PERHAPS 20 MILLION DEAD, GREATEST OF WARMILLION DEAD, GREATEST OF WAR
SOVIETS GET AMERICAN MATERIAL HELPSOVIETS GET AMERICAN MATERIAL HELP ROLL ACROSS EASTERN EUROPE IN ROLL ACROSS EASTERN EUROPE IN
1944-451944-45 TAKE BERLIN, HITLER COMMITS SUICIDETAKE BERLIN, HITLER COMMITS SUICIDE HAVE BIGGEST ARMY IN EUROPE, BEST HAVE BIGGEST ARMY IN EUROPE, BEST
TANKSTANKS
GENOCIDESGENOCIDES
Chechens, Kalmyks and BalkarsChechens, Kalmyks and Balkars Small Caucasian peoples accused of Small Caucasian peoples accused of
cooperating with Naziscooperating with Nazis Rounded up and sent into desert in Rounded up and sent into desert in
dead of winter to die.dead of winter to die.
DEATH OF STALINDEATH OF STALIN
19531953 ““DOCTORS’ PLOT”DOCTORS’ PLOT” NO CLEAR SUCCESSIONNO CLEAR SUCCESSION
SO WHY WAS STALIN SO WHY WAS STALIN
MADMAD
BADBAD
SAD?SAD?