5.3.1

Economic Recovery

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Post-War Recovery

The USSR had been damaged by WW2. The Fourth Five-year plan was aimed to rebuild the Soviet economy.

Impact of WW2

Impact of WW2

  • The Soviet Union lost 25 million people.
  • 70% of the USSR’s industries were destroyed.
  • 60% of the USSR’s transport facilities were destroyed.
  • 1,700 cities were destroyed.
Fourth five year plan

Fourth five year plan

  • In 1946, Stalin announced his new five year plan.
  • The fourth five year plan focussed on heavy industry and technology.
    • E.g. Ukraine’s output in 1950 surpassed its pre-war levels.
  • This five-year plan was interpreted by the West as a sign that the USSR did not want peace.
  • In response, Kennan wrote his ‘Long Telegram’.
Reparations

Reparations

  • The USSR rebuilt its economy using reparations from Germany.
  • E.g. the Soviet Union took control of 3,500 German factories.
COMECON

COMECON

  • In 1949, COMECON was established. This was designed to unite the Eastern Bloc economically.
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1

The Leadership Struggle, 1924-1929

1.1

Struggle for Power 1924-28

1.1.1Stalin & his Rivals1.1.2The End of Lenin & Stalin1.1.3Stalin & the Communist Party
2

Five Year Plans & Collectivisation

2.1

Changes in Industry

2.1.1Industrialisation & Gosplan
2.2

Agriculture & Collectivisation

2.2.1Five Year Plans & Grain Hoarding2.2.2Collectivisation2.2.3Kulaks
3

Purges, Show Trials & The Cult of Stalin

3.1

The Use of Terror in the 1930s

3.1.1Purges3.1.2NKVD3.1.3Show Trials3.1.4Labour Camps
3.2

Propaganda & Censorship

3.2.1Art & Religion Under Stalin3.2.2Media & the Cult of Stalin3.2.3The Cult of Stalin3.2.4History
4

Life in the Soviet Union, 1924-1941

4.1

Life in the Soviet Union

4.1.1Living Conditions & Ethnic Minorities in the USSR
5

The Second World War, 1941-1953

5.1

USSR in the War

5.1.11941-19425.1.21943-1945
5.2

Stalin & WW2

5.2.1Stalin's Popularity5.2.2Post-War Consolidation
5.3

Post-War Recovery

5.3.1Economic Recovery5.3.2The USSR by 1953

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Post-War Consolidation

The USSR by 1953