? starter activity

1
Read and listen to Alexei Surkovs Song about
Stalin. The image left shows a popular postcard
from the 1930s with the words of the song written
out in full. How useful is this song in
understanding how successful the Five-Year Plans
were?
? starter activity
2
At all times the great deedsGlorified Stalin our
native people.Hovers over the world Leninist
banner,To fight and exploits calls.ChorusWe
gave the sunny,Fires burn victory over the
country,To the delight of our lives, Stalin
-Our wise leader, teacher dear.In the fire of
labor and fire fightingStalin hardened hearts of
heroes.As a light beam, his mighty geniusWe lit
the road to communism.Chorus.We build
happiness will inflexible,Road to the Leader
pointed out to usRose high red flagsWe're in
for Stalin communism go.Chorus.
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3
Were the 2nd and 3rd Five-Year Plans any more
successful?
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workers
? Learning objectives

• TBAT explain the reasons why Stalin introduced
  further Five-Year Plans, the methods used
  evaluate their success

4
Soviet propaganda poster from 1936. The text
reads, Workers of all countries unite. Based on
this poster and your own knowledge, what do you
think would be the aims of the next Five-Year
Plans? ?Compare these aims with the original
Five-Year Plan (1928-32)
5
Alexei Stakhanov, an international celebrity, on
the front cover of Time magazine in 1935. Read
about his life in Corin Fiehn, p.237 and note
down reasons why he became so famous in Russia
and an important ambassador for the Soviet
authorities. ? How true were Stakhanovs
achievements?
6
You will be given a picture on an electricity
pylon. Work alone and colour in as many of the
pylons as possible using at least 5 different
colours for each pylon in 3 minutes. Work in
table teams. Each table team must colour in as
many pylons as possible in 3 minutes using at
least 5 different colours for each pylon. The
team that finishes the most pylons is the
winner. Work in table teams. You may reorganise
yourselves, but the challenge is to beat the
winning total for the previous round. Why do you
think output increases?
7
In your table, note down the successes failures
of the 2nd 3rd Five-Year Plans. ? What does
the opening of the Moscow Metro in 1935 tell us
about Stalins ambitions for Russia?
8
How much had Stalin achieved by the end of the
Third Five-Year Plan? Write a secret diary entry
for Stalin detailing the following His major
achievements His failings The things he could
still do for Russia His greatest fears in 1941
9
This house believes that Five-Year Plans were the
best way to industrialise Russia and prepare it
from the threat of war with Germany
10
? Essay

• How successful were the Five-Year Plans in
  transforming Russian industry in the years to
  1941?

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