Stalin's 5-Year Plan: Success or Sacrifice? Stalin's Five-Year Plans, initiated in 1928, aimed to transform the Soviet Union into an industrial superpower through rapid economic development and collectivization of agriculture. The first plan focused on heavy industry, increasing output in sectors like steel and coal. While industrial production surged, achieving impressive growth rates, the costs were immense. Agricultural collectivization led to widespread famine, particularly the devastating H

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