What was Joseph Stalins impact on Russia?
Stalin’s impact on Russia can be divided into 5 sections, economy, culture, nationality, the outside world and terror. Economically Stalin’s impact is one of the most miraculous in history. In a matter of only 13 years, Stalin reformed industry and built Russia into one of the world superpowers. The industrial base created in the 1930’s was used to out produce Nazi Germany in key areas. This increase in production was made with the use of ‘Five Year Plans’ to increase annual production. Within Agriculture, Stalin’s introduction of collective farms, where he rounded up peasants and put them onto large farms in which they worked for their lives, ensured a steady food supply to all cities and a productive agriculture. This forced collectivization was almost impossible to achieve as quotas were too high in unfertile areas, which sold for low prices and taxed the countryside and land.
