Tuesday, March 9, 2010



Section 2-


Stalin's five year plan is on the way. There are many changes that I have seen in Russia. Everything in Russia is owned and ran by the government. People that own their own businesses have no rights at all. Stalin is taking full control of Russia. The government makes ALL economic decisions. But in the capitalists economy, the free market makes the decisions. And all the private businesses make their own profit and make their own decisions.




Stalin's five year plan had high goals to set. He wanted his heavy industry and transportation to prosper the most. If you worked in the factory and helped make it prosper, then you got a bonus. But if you became lazy and did not work at all you were let go. Oil, coal, and steel production grew in the Soviet Union. Wages for workers and consumer products started to become scarce.

1 comment:

  1. Hmm...I wonder if "let go" means "sent to Siberia." One of the ideas of Communism is full employment, so I'm pretty sure that people weren't fired the way they are today. There was plenty of incentive to keep working!

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