Stalin Leads the USSR: Power, Purges, and Control

Stalin Leads the USSR: Power, Purges, and Control

This course explores Joseph Stalin's ascent to power in the Soviet Union following Lenin's death in 1924, examining the political struggle and the methods he employed to consolidate his dictatorship. It delves into the era of the Great Purges, the role of the NKVD and Gulag system, and the profound consequences these actions had on Soviet society and its armed forces.