ESSAY

Russia is a country that was very involved in many wars and unagreements with other countries. Here we will talk about it’s involvement in the Great Depression, World War II, and in Totalitarian Regimes.

First, Russia’s involvement in World War, it started in 1930 when Stalin ordered a canal to be made in Moscow. The USSR had secret negotiations with Germany and that led that Poland was conquered by those two, USSR and Germany. After that in August 19 the USST signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. In 1940, Finland, after a long time of refusing to surrender, they finally did to USSR. They had lots of power and they invaded the Baltic States. Meanwhile Germany, was preparing to attack the USSR, but they didn’t know that they also had planned that the Red Army was going to attack Germany on July 6 with about 29 million soldiers. In 1942 “The Battle of Stalingrad” began. But Russia’s battle in World War II was not over yet since they were also involved in “The Battle of Kursk”.

During the Great Depression Russia was battling with an economic revolution. However, Stalin established the five year plan which was a a great idea that created infrastructure projects, ship canals, new mines, also vast iron and steel worked and huge industrial companies. The Great Depression had a big effect on the Soviet economy, even though they had great ideas they needed people to maintain and direct the machines. Many people from other countries, for example Germans and Americans came to the USSR in the searching of jobs, since the USA and Europe were hugely affected from the G.D. While the rest of the world was having lots of struggles thanks to the Great Depression, Russia was overachieving in all ways imaginable.

The USSR was the first Totalitarian Regime to reform thanks to Stalin. He was from Russia and created the totalitariam regime of Stalinism. It involved the 5 year plan which helped with the economy grow, hiperpresidencialism, that made Stalin more powerful than the president or any other governor. Also, the Great Purge was a period of time were Stalin killed/disappeared people that didn’t agree with his regime.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

European History: The Great Depression in Russia, rapid industrialization, private stocks. The New York Times Company. 2011. March 14, 2011. http://en.allexperts.com/q/European-History-670/2008/4/Great-Depression-Russia.htm