Effect of WW2 on Stalin, Government and the people
- Created by: Jesshake01
- Created on: 26-02-19 17:47
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- Effect of WW2
- Government
- Politically
- Triumph
- Contribute to making the Soviet govt 'popular nationalist'
- Reduce need for authoritarian gov?
- Stalin 66
- Victory = victory for system, not the people
- Stalin still Head of Govt + Party secretary
- Chose same men to serve in Politburo e.g. Moltov + Mikoyan
- Politically
- People
- Able to go to church
- Sense of collective endeavour (similar to 5YP)
- Comradeship
- Liberal thinking
- Movement fo liberalisation
- Comradeship
- Open to Western influence
- Hollywood, books, music + goods
- Hope USSR emerge a more open society
- No possible in isolationist "20s + "30s
- Stalin
- National hero
- Doubts of leadership removed
- Reputation soared
- Painting portrayed him as great leader
- Grew more paranoid
- Suspicions of real/fake enemies grew
- Regarded POW tainted with Western values
- Many transferred to soviet labour camps
- Collaborationists
- Cossacks wiped out
- Made to suffer
- NKVD
- Filtration camps
- Potentially subversive views = sent to Gulags
- 'goof' war record = education + rapid promotion
- Filtration camps
- National hero
- Government
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