Examining some of the reasons for 'Stalin's Revolution'.

1. The ‘Great Turn’ The Barge Haulers, IlyaRepin, 1873 Stalingrad The Volga Pioneer Pravda ‘Dreams Come True!’

2. Why a ‘Second Revolution’?

3. To build socialism (‘Life has improved, comrades. Life has become more joyous’. Stalin, Nov. 1935)

4. 2. To defend socialism against ‘capitalist encirclement’, ‘wreckers’, and ‘class enemies’ (‘We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us.’ Stalin, Feb. 1931)

5. 3. To match Lenin’s achievement (‘we have everything necessary to construct the complete socialism’. Stalin quoting Lenin, Feb. 1938)

6. What Was ‘The Revolution from Above’? 1. Economic modernisation (the industrial & agricultural revolutions) 2. Social transformation (creating Homo Sovieticus) 3. Totalitarianism (building the one party state & the cult of personality)

7. How was Stalin’s Revolution to be achieved? Collectivisation (the kolkhozes) 2. Industrialisation (the five year plans) 3. Terror (the ‘Great Terror’ and the purges) For a podcast and other resources on the Second Revolution go to: http://thehistoryfaculty.com/resources/hfc0011jh001.php