Joseph Stalin was the General Secretary of the Communist Party in Soviet Union. He rose to become the leader of Soviet Union when Lenin died in 1924. Life under Stalin was very difficult for the Russians.
The Soviet government used propaganda to make people believe that everything such as women’s issues, health issues, housing, and education were improved and changed under Stalin’s guidance. The government would like you to believe that the Soviet Constitution gave the women the rights to vote, to attain an education, to be given equal status with men, and to do anything that they weren’t allowed to do when the Tsars were in power. They also said that women had important roles in making a good socialist society, as workers and as mothers. The government did not just improve the women’s issues but also health issues. Due to the 1917 Revolution, there was free health care for all Soviet citizens. Doctors were educated in modern techniques. In addition, there were more clinics throughout the rural regions. Under Stalin, housing is not a problem for you anymore. What the government wanted you to know is that the Soviet Union built new and modern houses for every single citizen so that no one had to live without a home. The houses were made of brick and stone and painted various colors. The government also provided electricity, central heating, and running water for the houses. Same as women’s issues, health issues, and housing, the education also got improved under Stalin’s leadership. The Communist found a way to bring education to everyone, including the peasants. After Stalin’s education plan in 1932, more than 1.5 million people were enrolled in higher education.
The government made everything sounds great through propaganda. However, what I actually learned from the other Soviet sources is that life under Stalin was harsh and poor. The government said that they gave women the rights to vote and to be equal to men but the truth is that women’s rights were...