The Similarities Between Stalin And Adolf Hitler

Two significant figures in history are Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler, both dictators of their countries. Stalin’s total control of the Soviet Union and Hitler’s total control of Germany both had significant impacts on their countries and societies. Although the two succeeded in very similar ways, they showed resentment towards one another. Hitler and Stalin were able to become strong leaders because of their economic, social, and political policies that they established in order to revive their countries. Joseph Stalin is considered one of history’s worst villains due to the negative impacts of his actions. He ruled the Soviet Union as a totalitarian state where he held the most power as dictator. He controlled every aspect of the citizens
Firstly, one major action that he took to ensure his stability in his position was known as the Great Purge. During the few years that this purge occurred, Stalin executed anyone who he believed to be a threat whether or not they were actually guilty. He used the popular method of terror, and because of this, the population decreased dramatically. The society suffered from a decrease in the number of soldiers fighting in the Red Army, and as a result, the army was not as strong as it could have been and they were vulnerable to war. Another action that largely impacted the Soviet Union was collectivization. In this system, peasants were forced to live on collectives and grow the crops to feed workers in the city as well as surplus grain to sell. There was major discontent from the peasants because they were not given food despite their labor, thus there was massive starvation. The Ukrainian Genocide was one of the effects of collectivization. Yet again, there was a major depletion in the population of the Soviet Union. The Great Purge and collectivization both had negative consequences that resulted in millions of deaths and sufferings. While Stalin’s actions were beneficial in some ways, they were much more negative than