Stalin's+control+in+the+USSR

Stalin's Control in the USSR During his reign of terror Stalin took control over most every aspect of everybody's personal and private lives in order to assert his authority over all of Russia. Some of these include:

Censorship - Nothing was allowed to be published without having Stalin's eyes carefully pick apart every last hint of rebellion first. Radio, books, tv [in all fairness there weren't too many television sets available in 1930's Soviet Union...], newspapers; all censored to display a nicer country with a better ruler, as an attempt at masking the truth in the devastation in the communist rule in the USSR in the Interwar Years.

Propaganda - Including shots of Lenin and shots of Stalin were highly spun off of the truth to enlighten the people of the USSR to think that the Stalin regime was a good thing. They usually consisted on focusing on all of the positive effects of his 5 Year Plans. Religion - Due to Russia being so jam packed with so many different ethnic groups and all coming from different religious backgrounds, in order to prevent social unrest Stalin banned religion altogether an set up an atheistic belief system for his subjects.

Education - Everything from the cradle to adulthood was designed and monitored to lure the youth and workers of the nation that the best course of action for the country is to continue with the totalitarianistic control of Stalin. Education basically showed all of the bright side, the positives of Stalin's outcomes from his actions, while completely concealing the mayhem they caused.

One pro of having Stalin in power during the rule of the USSR however, was women became apart of the equal working class fairly quickly. Their services were required throughout society whether it be as a doctor, teacher, or miner. Women gained the equal civil rights more quickly in Russia, than in any other country.