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Stalin

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The USSR and Barter Economy: How Pepsi Once Became the Sixth Largest Military in the World

The USSR and Barter Economy: How Pepsi Once Became the Sixth Largest Military in the World

Part one of this series focused on the structure of the USSR’s centrally planned economy and how that contributed to the Soviet ruble becoming worthless as international currency. After the end of Stalin’s rule, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev implemented a doctrine of ‘de-Stalinisation’ which sought to ease the

Central command and five year plans: Soviet industrialisation under Stalin

Central command and five year plans: Soviet industrialisation under Stalin

Born in 1878 in present day Georgia, Joseph Stalin was the ruler of the Soviet Union from the mid 1920’s until his death in 1953. Infamous as one of the most brutal dictators in recorded history, Stalin was also the figure ultimately responsible for the economic framework that would