Agricultural Production

• Increase food production to support workers in cities

• Peasants forced to give up land and work on state-owned farms

Stalin’s Plan to Modernize

• Wanted to transform the Soviet Union from an agricultural society to an industrial one

• Build industries to support military buildup and a strong economy

The Socialist Ideal

• Soviet citizens worked not for individual gain but for the overall good of the working class

Stalin’s Economic Plan

Centralized Economy

• Stalin decided the state would control the economy

• Government decided what would be produced and by whom

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Living Conditions

1. What were the conditions in Magnitogorsk when Scott arrived?

2. What was daily life like for the workers?

3. What is ironic about the division of skilled and unskilled workers?

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Working Conditions

1. Describe the working conditions in Magnitogorsk

2. What were some specific challenges that the workers faced according to Scott?

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Industrial Production

1. What hampered (hurt) industrial production according to Scott?

2. How did the Communist party attempt to overcome the production problems?

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Communist Party Influence

1. How did Magnitogorsk fail to meet the communist ideals?

2. What role did the GPU play at Magnitogorsk?