Joseph Stalin and Totalitarianism

Totalitarianism - is state regulation of nearly every aspect of public behavior. Totalitarian regimes or movements maintain themselves in political power.Joseph Stalin real name was Losif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili and the name that he calls him self means "man of steel". In the year 1922 Stalin was made the secretary general of the communist part. In 1924 Joseph Stalin made himself dictator of the Soviet Union. He wanted to turn the Soviet Union into industrial state. Joseph Stalin used a lot of propaganda and terror to make the Soviet people do his will. In 1928 Joseph Stalin made is five-year plan. The propose ofg the five-year plan was to turn the country in a major industrial power in five years.Stalin forced the peasentsto give up there land and to work on large government operation. Then Stalin began " The Great Purges". Throughout the years 1936- 1937 Stalin signed 40,000 death warrants.By the end of this horror less than 1,000 churches remained out of 20,000 churches.