Effects of the Purges
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- What were the effects of the Purges?
- The Red Army lost almost all its experienced officers. In 1941 it stood no chance against the German army.
- Science and technology suffered as new inventions were stopped. Stalin actually prevented developed in some areas by clinging to outdated ideas.
- Industry suffered because managers were unwilling to try anything new.
- Literature art and music were all stifled. Only Stalin's favourite form of art, Socialist Realism was accepted. This showed workers striving to create the Soviet Union.
- By eliminating older figures, Stalin was able to promote younger men who owed their success to him. This made them completely loyal.
- Lavrenti Beria became the head of the NKVD, and Georgi Malenkov, who was expected to be Stalin's successor.
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