High Stalinism

• Features of high Stalinism

  • Personal and centralised control ( omnipresent )
  • Strict censorship
  • No independent bodies or organisations allowed
  • Overwhelming bureaucracy - no questions asked
  • Cult of personality
  • Command economy - plans and targets - heavy industry favoured ( dictactorial )
  • Propoganda use - nationalistic soviet
  • Cultural purity
  • Use of terror - NVKD
  • Return to family values
  • Obvious inequality in society - ranks and hierarchy