Stalin was able to establish a totalitarian regime in Russia by controlling the economy, controlling education and media, and using fear tactics to make people scared to go against what he did. Lenin died in 1924, his death led to a hard fought campaign between Stalin and Trotsky. Eventually by 1929 Stalin had won favour and became the leader in Russia. When in power Stalin’s main goal was to modernize Russia. He feared that Russia was being left in the past, and needed to help rebuild their economy. To do this he came up with a five year plan to help Russia. In the end he ended up controlling most of Russia, and being able to destroy any supposed opponents. One way Stalin introduced his regime was by having complete control of the economy.