Industry and Agriculture under Stalin

Industry And Agriculture under Stalin, 1928-1953

• Introduced first five year plan in 1928, three of them from 1928-1941
• They greatly improved heavy industry, electricity from 5% in 1928 to 48% in 1940 
• Transport also improved, Moscow Metro line opened in 1935 
• Productivity of workers increased, 51% increase in productivity of electricity form 1936-1940
• Rearmament, by 1940 one third of government spending was spent on weapons and defence 
• Very inefficent, in some factories 40% of produced materials was…