War Communism, NEP, the Great Turn, social impact, Stalinist control and victory in the Great Patriotic War

What this note covers

1. War Communism, 1918–21
2. The New Economic Policy, 1921–28
3. The Great Turn: collectivisation and the Five-Year Plans
4. Social impact: women, education and the Church
5. Stalinist methods of control: propaganda, purges and Show Trials
6. Explaining Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War
7. Examining this topic in the WACE paper

7 sections · 12 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes