Us Soviets should focus on getting stronger ourselves!
We must export communism. The Soviet Union cannot survive alone!
Kulaks are destroyed
We are in chaos and in a poor state because of you
Lenin wrote a will of criticisms of Stalin after learning his brutality against political opponents.
Stalins Reign
Utopia
Stalins biggest rival was Leon Trotsky who many believed to be more intellectual than Stalin. Stalin got around this by gaining support for himself within the party.Ultimately, Stalin's idea of a lone socialist nation was preferred.
The Great Purge
The USSR was behind the West and was in a poor state, a lack of grain called for change. Stalin blamed this on the Kulaks who he deemed as hoarders of grain and arrested Kulaks. He created squads to regularly steal grain.
Joseph Stalin claimed to be building the Utopia Karl Marx wanted. Removing capitalism and giving workers equal share. However, workers received very little. His policies only kept him in power
Stalin believed that Bolsheviks were a threat to his rule. He began to kill and imprison people of his own party. The Purge reached anyone, even high rank officers. Anyone Stalin believed was against him he showed no mercy.