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Lenin had suffered a stroke, which provided Stalin with an opportunity to climb the ladder of power in the Communist Party. He took full advantage, attempting to gain power and guide his supporters into positions of power as well. Once Stalin became in command of the Communist Party, he worked to control all of the Soviet Union. Stalin accomplished this by removing all threats, specifically Leon Trotsky, who was forced into exile. Soon, he would gain absolute control of Russia.

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People lost their personal rights and freedoms in order to strengthen the power of the state. Stalin was in control of all aspects of life, including the press. He either did not tolerate an individual's creativity that was against the views of the state or would broadcast achievements of Communism. On the other hand, he gained all land and created collective farms. Stalin committed genocide against the kulaks to ensure the agricultural plan wasn't interrupted.

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Stalin built a police state to maintain his power. He used the secret police to stop riots, even going to the extreme of using tanks and armored cars in order to do so. During the years when the secret police existed, millions were arrested and executed. Additionally, they monitored society and used children to seek out those who were disloyal.

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Rather than giving the citizens of Russia the ability to practice their religion, Stalin made large efforts to remove religion entirely from society. The Eastern Orthodox Church was mainly being persecuted, although other religious groups were being targeted as well. Beautiful churches were destroyed and priests were mocked, which shows complete disrespect to many. Due to Stalin's efforts, he had replaced religion with the ideals of Communism. Stalin benefited his party while damaging the culture and lifestyle of a large population.

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Stalin rooted out all parties from power, leading to the Communist Party being in central command of the Soviet Union. He took control of old leaderships and removed head figures from power. Stalin's Communist Party was the only party left with power, which offered him the ability to seize total control of decision-making. With this authority, he would put in place a command economy, where the government controlled all economic decisions and limited production of consumer goods to reach high material quotas.