High Stalinism (1945-53)
Did WW2 Undermine or Strengthen Stalin’s
Control of the USSR?
For Against
Given the rank of Wasn't responsible for many of
'Generalissimus' the major victories in the war
Shown as a war leader in Encirclement of the
propaganda German 6th Army led by Zhukov
Won the War This may have led the
Got to Berlin first upper echelons of party leadership to
Allowed Stalin to create the Start of the war led to many
Eastern Bloc losses
Diplomacy in the conferences Made Only 9 Wartime Speeches
To what extent was Stalinism a continuation
of pre-revolutionary Tsarism?
Agree Disagree
Living conditions of Stalin's Children of party members
officers still had to follow party lines
Had a dacha built in the Crimea Had to be the example
Liked Alexander III's of party dictum
Palace at Sosnovka o Raised to be
Stalin liked the Tsar's palaces an example of socialism
Told Beria to 'put these In contrast to how
palaces in order' Alexi and the other children of the
o 27th February Tsar were raised
1945
o Nicholas' Lividia
Palace and Prince Vorontsov's
Alupka palace
Privileged group close to the
leader enjoyed privileges unavailable to the
majority of the population
Use of palaces allowed
Flew on a special section
of the state airline
Did WW2 Undermine or Strengthen Stalin’s
Control of the USSR?
For Against
Given the rank of Wasn't responsible for many of
'Generalissimus' the major victories in the war
Shown as a war leader in Encirclement of the
propaganda German 6th Army led by Zhukov
Won the War This may have led the
Got to Berlin first upper echelons of party leadership to
Allowed Stalin to create the Start of the war led to many
Eastern Bloc losses
Diplomacy in the conferences Made Only 9 Wartime Speeches
To what extent was Stalinism a continuation
of pre-revolutionary Tsarism?
Agree Disagree
Living conditions of Stalin's Children of party members
officers still had to follow party lines
Had a dacha built in the Crimea Had to be the example
Liked Alexander III's of party dictum
Palace at Sosnovka o Raised to be
Stalin liked the Tsar's palaces an example of socialism
Told Beria to 'put these In contrast to how
palaces in order' Alexi and the other children of the
o 27th February Tsar were raised
1945
o Nicholas' Lividia
Palace and Prince Vorontsov's
Alupka palace
Privileged group close to the
leader enjoyed privileges unavailable to the
majority of the population
Use of palaces allowed
Flew on a special section
of the state airline
