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Civilians in wartime

Stalin’s control over the Soviet Union

Sarah Wright assesses how complete Stalin’s control over the Soviet Union was by 1941

Sarah Wright assesses how complete Stalin’s control over the Soviet Union was by 1941

Source A Stalin at a rally in Red Square, Moscow, November 1941

During the 1930s, Stalin ruthlessly used propaganda and terror to consolidate his dictatorship and by 1941 it seemed that opposition to Stalin and his policies had been eradicated.However, exactly how valid is this impression?

Why did Stalin feel he needed to tighten his grip?

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