Season 3
Germany in 1918 and the foundations of the Weimar Republic
Season 2
We will give an overview of Germany in 1918 and explore how the Weimar Republic was formed out of the unrest following the First World War.
The Five Year Plans under Stalin.
The policy of Collectivisation under Stalin.
The New Economic Policy under Lenin
The policy of War Communism, introduced in 1918.
The economic policy of State Capitalism.
The political changes under Stalin, including show trials and The Great Terror.
The constitutional changes which occurred under Stalin, including the legitimisation of terror and the Party.
Investigating why Stalin emerged victorious under the power struggle, and the political issues surrounding this.
An overview of the Communist leadership power struggle.