STALIN: MAD, BAD, AND SAD

JOSEF STALIN NOT HIS REAL NAME, HE’S NOT EVEN A RUSSIAN. NOT HIS REAL NAME, HE’S NOT EVEN A RUSSIAN. BORN IN GEORGIA (CAUCUSUS) IN BORN IN GEORGIA (CAUCUSUS) IN IOSIF DZHUGASHVILI. FATHER WAS A SHOEMAKER AND A DRUNK. HE GREW UP IN A HUT. IOSIF DZHUGASHVILI. FATHER WAS A SHOEMAKER AND A DRUNK. HE GREW UP IN A HUT. ENROLLS IN SEMINARY; ENROLLS IN SEMINARY; IS THROWN OUT FOR IS THROWN OUT FOR READING MARX READING MARX

“COMRADE” STALIN AS REVOLUTIONARY DOES LITTLE DURING RUSSIAN REVOLUTION DOES LITTLE DURING RUSSIAN REVOLUTION APPOINTED BOLSHEVIK COMMISSAR OF NATIONALITIES AFTER THE REVOLUTION APPOINTED BOLSHEVIK COMMISSAR OF NATIONALITIES AFTER THE REVOLUTION

STALIN COMES TO POWER Becomes party secretary Becomes party secretary Gets to appoint those loyal to him to Politburo Gets to appoint those loyal to him to Politburo Takes full power by 1929 Takes full power by 1929 Says Lenin wanted him to be his successor Says Lenin wanted him to be his successor

FIVE YEAR PLANS Central government Central government planners set goals - Soviet industry Almost catches up to Rest of Europe in less Than 15 years Right: Happy Peasants

SOCIALIST REALISM ART MUST PROMOTE ART MUST PROMOTE THE GOALS OF THE REVOLUTION.

NEW CITIES AND MASSIVE PROJECTS BUILT, SOMETIMES WITH AMERICAN HELP

COLLECTIVE FARMS

ELIMINATING THE KULAKS KULAKS WERE PROSPEROUS PEASANTS, WHO SOMETIMES LENT MONEY AND SEED TO OTHER PEASANTS KULAKS WERE PROSPEROUS PEASANTS, WHO SOMETIMES LENT MONEY AND SEED TO OTHER PEASANTS ACCUSED OF SABOTAGE ACCUSED OF SABOTAGE STALIN LAUNCHES A CLASS WAR STALIN LAUNCHES A CLASS WAR

FAMINE IN UKRAINE HARVESTS FAIL IN HARVESTS FAIL IN

PURGES STALIN REMOVED ANYONE HE PERCEIVED AS A THREAT STALIN REMOVED ANYONE HE PERCEIVED AS A THREAT EVENTUALLY, ALMOST ALL THE “OLD BOLSHEVIKS” OF THE REVOLUTION WERE REPLACED BY “LITTLE STALINS” EVENTUALLY, ALMOST ALL THE “OLD BOLSHEVIKS” OF THE REVOLUTION WERE REPLACED BY “LITTLE STALINS”

SHOW TRIALS  Public humiliation of Those being purged. Started with killing of Kirov, a loyal follower Of Stalin. Liquidations Sometimes amounted To hundreds a day.

ASSASSINATIONS

REWRITING HISTORY

CULT OF PERSONALITY

THE GULAG WORK CAMPS FOR DISSENTERS OR ANYONE ACCUSED BY PARTY WORK CAMPS FOR DISSENTERS OR ANYONE ACCUSED BY PARTY MOSTLY IN SIBERIA – MASSIVE PROJECTS BUILT BY SLAVE LABOR MOSTLY IN SIBERIA – MASSIVE PROJECTS BUILT BY SLAVE LABOR

THE GULAG “ARCHIPELAGO”

STALIN AND HITLER HITLER DETESTS COMMUNISM; IS DETERMINED TO DESTROY IT HITLER DETESTS COMMUNISM; IS DETERMINED TO DESTROY IT STALIN AND HITLER SIGN NONAGGRESSION PACT IN 1939 STALIN AND HITLER SIGN NONAGGRESSION PACT IN 1939 Stalin cooperates in Hitler’s invasion of Poland, grabs territory. Stalin cooperates in Hitler’s invasion of Poland, grabs territory. Refuses to believe in 1941 that Hitler would invade Soviet Union Refuses to believe in 1941 that Hitler would invade Soviet Union

STALIN AS WAR LEADER FINALLY RALLIES FINALLY RALLIES PEOPLE AFTER THREE WEEKS ORDERS COUNTER- ATTACK OUTSIDE MOSCOW. ANYONE WHO FAILS, DIES

SOVIETS DEFEAT NAZIS MILLIONS OF LOSSES, PERHAPS 20 MILLION DEAD, GREATEST OF WAR MILLIONS OF LOSSES, PERHAPS 20 MILLION DEAD, GREATEST OF WAR SOVIETS GET AMERICAN MATERIAL HELP SOVIETS GET AMERICAN MATERIAL HELP ROLL ACROSS EASTERN EUROPE IN ROLL ACROSS EASTERN EUROPE IN TAKE BERLIN, HITLER COMMITS SUICIDE TAKE BERLIN, HITLER COMMITS SUICIDE HAVE BIGGEST ARMY IN EUROPE, BEST TANKS HAVE BIGGEST ARMY IN EUROPE, BEST TANKS

GENOCIDES Chechens, Kalmyks and Balkars Chechens, Kalmyks and Balkars Small Caucasian peoples accused of cooperating with Nazis Small Caucasian peoples accused of cooperating with Nazis Rounded up and sent into desert in dead of winter to die. Rounded up and sent into desert in dead of winter to die.

DEATH OF STALIN “DOCTORS’ PLOT” “DOCTORS’ PLOT” NO CLEAR SUCCESSION NO CLEAR SUCCESSION

SO WHY WAS STALIN MADBADSAD?