Stalins Russia - Exam Question: To what extent was a totalitarian state established in the USSR in the 1930's?

To what extent did the Bolsheviks hold authority over society and seek to control all aspects of public and private life in the USSR in the 1930s? 

Totalitarianism describes a political system where by the state holds authority over society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life wherever possible. 

Introduction 

• Define Totalitarianism
• Introduce - terror and repression, social realism, ecnomic factors 

Paragraph 1 - social realism and cult of personality

• Controlled art…