Stalins Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin the leader of the Soviet Union played a vital role in the economic development of the Soviet Union, World War II, and the Cold War. ... Joseph Stalin rose to power after the death of Lenin, who was the heart and sole of the communist Soviet Union. ... The first being, Leon Trotsky who was a general of the soviet army, next there was Nickolia Bukharim who was the most popular politically, finally there was Joseph Stalin who was the most devious of the three. Joseph Stalin knew that with Leon Trotsky and Nickolia Bukharim he would never be able to take control of the Soviet Union. ... Joseph Stalin was then in total control of the Soviet Union (Konchalovshy and Lipkov 13-47). Stalin saw the Soviet Union as non-industrialized. In 1931 Stalin made speech of his explanation for why the Soviet Union was always losing wars. ... Next Stalin then decided to try to sever the Soviet Unions dependence on other countries? ... By 1937 the Soviet Union accounted for about ten percent of all of the world? ... At the being of the purge there were 15 soviet generals at the end of the Great Purge only 2 remain. ... World War II did not start as immediately for the Soviet Union as it did for the other allies, because the Soviet Union had a non-aggression pact with Nazi-Germany. The non-aggression pact also allowed the Soviet Union to take control of Finland.