Stalin’s Achievements in His Rule of the USSR From 1924 - 1941

Stalin’s Achievements in His Rule of the USSR From 1924 - 1941

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During the time Stalin was in power from 1924 – 1941 he had many

achievements although he is now seen as a bad leader. This source is

an Americans account and his personal opinions of Stalin’s rule, the

fact that it was written by an American we would expect that the

Source would be biased against Stalin. The Source is actually biased

to Russia. This could be a weakness as it fails to mention the bad

points of his rule.

This source only gives an account of 14 years of Stalin’s dictatorship

and not the full 23 years, this is a weakness as it does not show the

full picture. The American who wrote this spent 14 years living in

Russia which is a strength because it shows first hand information

even though it was wrote after his time there. We also know that the

source was written at the time of the Cold War which was the time when

Stalin was releasing many countries from German rule which allowed the

growth of communism which many people were against.

This source was not written until 1953 which could be for many

reasons. The source could have been praise for Stalin to mark his

death, which would explain why it is so for Stalin. It could also have