Russification – Russia came to dominate the whole USSR.
Orthodox Church attacked
Twenty million arrested – perhaps half died.
Terror – People lived in fear of the Secret Police.
Industry – grew (the Terror provided free slave labour), but technology and science were held back by loss of top engineers and scientists.
Stalin Cult
Gulag
The worst aspect of the Terror was not the deaths, but the stultifying effect it had on the everyday life of ordinary people' Using Source A, discuss this claim with a friend.
Army and navy weakened by purges of leading officers
Purges – political opponents eliminated.