The ____ Union was a communist country in the 20th century. It was made of 13 different nations including Ukraine and the largest nation, ____. Vladimir ____ first established communism in Russia in 1917 with the October Revolution and quickly turned the country into a ____. Under his leadership, all other political parties were ____, censorship was introduced and a prison camp system called the ____ was set up. Life was very difficult for citizens in the USSR and it would become even more difficult when Joseph ____ came to power after the death of Lenin. One feature of life under Stalin was the ____ of agriculture. This involved all of the small farms being forced to join together into large, ____ collective farms. Many farmers resisted and Stalin responded with violence. He sent members of his secret police force, the ____, to round people up and send them to the Gulag. In Ukraine, Stalin was particularly brutal and created a man made ____ to try to force people to accept his policies. He had the NKVD seize all the grain and close the ____ to prevent people from moving to other parts of the Soviet Union to look for food. At least 4 ____ Ukrainians were killed as a result. The event is known as The ____ in Ukraine today. Life wasn’t much easier for workers in the cities. In factories, workers were given production ____ and if they failed to meet them they could be punished by having their food ____ reduced. Another feature of life under Stalin was propaganda and the ____ of personality. Newspapers were ____ and only allowed to print positive stories about Stalin and communism. He was promoted as a ____ figure who was always right to create a cult of ____ around him. ____ of Stalin were everywhere, including in school classrooms, factories and even in the countryside on some tractors! Young people in particular were targeted for ____ in communist youth groups such as the Komsomol. They provided children with uniforms, badges and ____ to reinforce their sense of belonging to a larger collective. They also organised summer camps and other activities aimed at promoting physical fitness and discipline. However, participation in youth groups was also used as a tool for ____, as members were encouraged to report on any disloyalty they observed among their peers or even within their own ____. One of the key features of life under Stalin was the ____ which was a campaign aimed at eliminating political rivals and ____ of the state. It was carried out by the ____, the NKVD, and involved the arrest, torture, and execution of millions of people. During this time, Stalin held a series of high profile ____ of members of the Communist Party, military leaders, and others who were charged with various crimes, including sabotage and ____. The trials were conducted in a highly ____ manner, with the accused being forced to confess to crimes they had not committed. The state controlled ____ portrayed the accused as traitors and enemies of the people. The verdicts were ____, and the accused were almost always sentenced to death. These trials helped Stalin to eliminate his political rivals while also instilling even more ____ and paranoia among the population. While life under Stalin is characterised by ____ and propaganda, there were some positives for Soviet citizens. Education was provided for everyone by the state and as a result Soviet citizens had some of the highest ____ rates in the world. Housing in the form of basic flats was provided for workers in ____ areas and free healthcare was available for all citizens. People from poorer backgrounds had more ____ to become educated and work in professions like medicine and women were treated more ____ than in many other countries at the time. However, even with these benefits, life was a very challenging and difficult experience for most people in the ____.
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