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Yezhov was relieved from his post as head of the NKVD and shot Lavrenty Beria a fellow Georgian and Stalin confidant succeeded him as head of the NKVD WHAT WAS THE EFFECT OF THE PURGES ON THE SOVIET UNION. 25th Oct 13 2013 International Territory of Svalbard In 2013 The Arctic Circle program embarks on two h igh Arctic expeditions aboard an iceclass expedition sailing vessel International artists of all disciplines architects scientists and educators 39 Stalin Stalin OVERVIEW J leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953, employed terror, repression, and execution to maintain his control over the Soviet people. Fami Valentina. . Corradi. , . University of . Surrey; . Walter . Distaso. , . Imperial College London. Marcelo . Fernandes. , . Sao Paulo School of Economics, FGV and Queen Mary University of London. Discussion by:. Lesson objective: . To study and understand the significance of the oxford by-election of October 27. th. 1938, in relation to the period of appeasement.. What do you know about the 1938 oxford by-election? . Part . Two . – The . Yezhovshchina. L/O – To identify and describe the key features of the . Great Terror. What was the Yezhovshchina?. After the first show trial in September 1936, . Nicholai . Yezhov. L/O – To assess the significance of opposition to Stalin before 1934 . Stalin’s Russia: . 1924-1953. Origins and Rise of Stalin. Historical Context of Stalin’s Rise. Key Stages of the Power Struggle. Stalin Takes Power. When Lenin died in 1924, Joseph Stalin took power. He led the USSR through World War II and died in 1953. . By 1928, established himself as absolute dictator.. Totalitarian State. Recap.. The struggle for power. Industry and the five year plans. Agriculture and collectivisation. the purges. The cult of personality. Recap. When Lenin died in 1924, he had been very successful in imposing a communist dictatorship in Russia.. Constituent Assembly. War Communism. Cheka. War on Factions. Revolt and Response. Kronstadt. Rebellion. New Economic Policy (NEP). Stalin’s Rise to Power. Deification of Lenin. Power Struggle. Party Politics. Russia . . Describe how Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union. (4) . Why did Stalin have many people murdered and imprisoned in the 1930s? (6). By 1941, how far was the USSR stronger as a result of Stalin’s policies? (10 ). Stalinist Russia. Agricultural Revolution. Stalin’s agricultural revolution was also successful - & far more brutal- than his industrial revolution. . In 1928, the government began to . seize . A government that takes . total control . over every aspect of public AND private life.. People give up liberty for a . sense. of security.. Need a dynamic leader to pull it off. Stalin. Mao. Hitler. Engelsina. became a minor celebrity, but her parents weren’t so lucky. Her father ‘disappeared’ and when her mother protested she was sent into exile where she died. However, when Stalin himself . and Comparison . of its Predictability to Analog Northeast U.S. Events. Robert Hart . rhart@fsu.edu. http://moe.met.fsu.edu. Dept. of Earth, Ocean, and Atmos. Science. Florida State University. http://coolwx.com.