A totalitarian government is when there is absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution. In this case, the highly centralized institution was Joseph Stalin, a Russian dictator. He rose to power after Lenin's death. He controlled all aspects of public and private life. Stalin also controlled the media! He decided what the people should know and should not know.
Stalin created the "5 Year Plan." The 5 Year Plan was a plan in which Stalin wanted to rapidly industrialize Russia. Stalin described it as "making fifty to a hundred years worth of progress in a few years."
Stalin also created the "Great Purge." Simply put, Stalin would kill any people who opposed him. He even hired "secret police" to control the nation.
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