"socialism in one country"
Notes
-Power struggle between Stalin and Trotsky
-"Guns or Butter" debate
- Heavy industry or consumer goods
-Struggle continues for 3 years
-Stalin is successful General secretary and in charge of propaganda
-Expels Trotsky from Soviet Union
-Hunted down and assassinated in Mexico city in 1940 (ice pick)
-Stalin to follow "Socialism in One Country" slogan
-Power struggle between Stalin and Trotsky
-"Guns or Butter" debate
- Heavy industry or consumer goods
-Struggle continues for 3 years
-Stalin is successful General secretary and in charge of propaganda
-Expels Trotsky from Soviet Union
-Hunted down and assassinated in Mexico city in 1940 (ice pick)
-Stalin to follow "Socialism in One Country" slogan
Quote: “I know that there are, of course, sages who think they are very clever and even call themselves Socialists, who assert that power should not have been seized until the revolution had broken out in all countries. They do not suspect that by speaking in this way they are deserting the revolution and going over to the side of the bourgeoisie. To wait until the toiling classes bring about a revolution on an international scale means that everybody should stand stock-still in expectation. That is nonsense.” - Lenin
Political Cartoon
BIG Question
How did socialism change Russia ?
Summary
A third feature of Stalinism was the idea of “socialism in one country” such as building up the industrial base and military might of the Soviet Union before exporting revolution abroad. To this end, Stalin rescinded the NEP, began the collectivization of Soviet agriculture, and embarked on a national program of rapid, forced industrialization.
How did socialism change Russia ?
Summary
A third feature of Stalinism was the idea of “socialism in one country” such as building up the industrial base and military might of the Soviet Union before exporting revolution abroad. To this end, Stalin rescinded the NEP, began the collectivization of Soviet agriculture, and embarked on a national program of rapid, forced industrialization.