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What was life like in Stalin's Russia?

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Stalin’s control over Russia meant that freedom was the one thing that people lost. The people of Russia had to read what the state allowed, see what the state allowed, and listen to what the state allowed. The state’s control of the media was total. Those who attempted to listen, read, etc. anything else was severely punished. Everybody knew of the labor camps and that was enough of a deterrent. Education was strictly controlled by the state. In 1932, a rigid program of discipline and education was introduced. Exams, banned under Lenin, were reintroduced. The way subjects were taught was laid down by the government – especially History where Stalin’s part in the 1917 Revolution and his relationship with Lenin was overplayed. Books were strictly censored by the state and Stalin ordered the writing of a new book called “A short history of the USSR” which had to be used in schools.

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Life was horrible

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Under Stalin, the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower.

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