Question

Was Joseph Stalin's U.S.S.R. a totalitarian government?

Answer 1

It was.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since totalitarian means that a government takes over every aspect of public and private life, (and that is what Stalin did) then yes, it was.

Answer 2

Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to 1953. Under Stalin, the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower.