Essay | After 1941: Stalinism, New Form, New Dimension

"The Marxist belief has got nothing to do with what happened in Stalin's Russia: It's like blaming Jesus Christ for the inquisition in Spain." The USSR under Stalin, as Benn states, was far removed from the ideals of Marxism; Stalinism was far more brutal, and gave birth to Stalin's `Cult of the individual.' Stalinism did, alter its state throughout Stalin's reign as Premier, changing firstly with the outbreak of the Second World War, and changing once again with its closure. The main areas changed by Stalin were economics, politics, the foreign policy of the USSR, and Stalin as an individual. The USSR was introduced to a new dimension of Stalinism, but it took form of terror and violence that characterized Stalin's earlier work.

Invasion and the outbreak of war instantly and massively affect the economy of a county. The far-left USSR could not escape changing it's economy in 1941...
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