Questions tagged [soviet-union] - History Stack Exchange
The Soviet Union or USSR (1922–1991) was a socialist state in Eurasia. After the 1924 death of founding leader Lenin (who led the October Revolution in 1917), Stalin established a planned economy and suppressed political opposition. After World War II, the Soviet Union emerged as one of the world's two superpowers, opposing the USA in the Cold War. 1980s leader …
soviet union - When in 1980s did travel to and from USSR became ...
2024年2月9日 · Soviet borders were closed for traveling from USSR for most Soviet people until late 1980s. I don't recall, however, the year/month when the borders opened. After 1986 and before 1991, but that's all I recall. Thus a few questions: When did travel from USSR for business become possible? When did studying abroad become possible for Soviet students?
How did the Soviet Union officially justify the need for foreign …
2017年11月14日 · As discussed on this question the Soviet Union heavily regulated the travel and emigration of its citizens to foreign countries, with the border heavily fortified with machine guns in some areas to prevent unauthorised citizens from escaping the country. But what was the official rationale for this policy, either in internal or external media?
soviet union - How much was the wealthy elite harmed by the …
2017年5月1日 · One of the stated benefits of communism is supposed to be that the property of the extremely wealthy will be seized and redistributed. However, a common criticism states that the extremely wealthy ...
soviet union - Why wasn’t the USSR “rebranded” communist?
2024年3月30日 · The Soviet Union kind of did brand itself as communist, as the ruling party's officials name was the Communist Party of the Union of Soviet Socialist Repubics. Whether the Soviet government was communist or not depends on whether you use the impossible, rainbows and lollipop definition of communism, or the definition that matches the reality of ...
soviet union - What was the logic behind Stalin's brutality?
All Soviet leaders were Marxist-Leninist Communists, but each one had a different tolerance for violence as a political tool. The question is why Stalin's behaviour was so extreme compared to his successors, and importantly what evidence is there to describe how he justified this?
soviet union - Is Russia a direct successor of the USSR? Could the …
Now let's take the situation in the USSR: in 1991 the 12 Soviet Republics split up and formed independent states, with Russia becoming the successor state to the USSR. Does this mean that the USSR merely changed it's name and lost a few territories? Or did the USSR completely cease to exist, while brand new states were created in it's territory?
soviet union - What is the difference between NKVD and OGPU …
2012年5月22日 · I've been looking at the history of the USSR and while the secret police were fairly straightforward under the Tsarist regime and the USSR under Lenin (Okhrana and the Cheka), for Stalin's rule of ...
How close was the Soviet Union to collapsing during WW2?
The Soviet Union was pretty close to collapse after that onslaught. On Oct 15, Stalin ordered the Communist Party, the Army Leadership, and the Civilian Government to evacuate Moscow.
What was the ratio of German to Soviet losses on Eastern front …
The vast majority of German soldiers were killed, taken POW or otherwise incapacitated on the Eastern front. The Soviet to Axis loss ratio was 1.3:1 and the USSR outproduced Germany in every weapons system throughout the war.