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How Did Stalin Industrialize Russia

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Russia was also economically modernised and in fairness Stalin was the most influential in this aspect. Stalin introduced three five year plans which undoubtedly industrialised Russia rapidly in 1928-38. GOSPLAN (state planning agency) drew up targets for each factory in order to improve heavy industry such as coal, oil, steel and electricity. The Pioneers went into barren areas to set up new towns and industries and workers were trained through education schemes. Due to the Soviet Union women were given set work and could become doctors, canal diggers, scientists and steel workers however many of the workers were slave workers or Kulaks from gulag. In order for Stalin to uphold his fierce authoritative role strikers were shot and slow workers
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