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What aspects of Soviet life were not controlled by Stalin?
Stalinism controlled social life through propaganda, political life through the use of political crime and the politicization of life and the workers life, with proletarianism dominating all aspects ...
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Was it Stalin behind the idea of universal elections in the USSR?
Recently I have read an article that claimed that Stalin wanted to introduce competitive, alternative elections in the USSR while the regional secretaries were strongly against the idea and pushed for ...
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How far should I go back in Russian History in order to understand Communist Russia? [closed]
I'm writing a story and need information on the Russian communist rule because I'm writing a book about a government much like that of communist Russia, specifically focused on a police state ...
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Why was Stalin so opposed to genetics?
He violently persecuted genetics. Why?
Here is one notable example:
Vavilov repeatedly criticised the non-Mendelian concepts of Trofim
Lysenko, who won the support of Joseph Stalin. As a ...
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What was the reaction of Western Communist Parties to Kruschev's 1956 speech denouncing Stalin?
I am also curious about the reactions of left-leaning intellectuals (aka "fellow-travellers").
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How many people were affected by the Golodomor [Famine-Genocide in Ukraine]
How many people were affected during the famine? Are there any sources for Soviet records on the Golodomor?
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How easy one could start an artel in USSR after WW2 1945-1956?
During 1956-1960 all artels (cooperative enterprises) were nationalized in USSR. It was a large amount of artels.
How easy was it to organize an artel before that, in the post-war period of ...
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Timing of Trotsky's Assassination
Stalin's arch rival Trotsky was exiled, but why did Stalin wait until later before sending assassins to finish him off?
