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Introduction

The Birth of Soviet Communism

The Influence of Lenin

Stalin Takes Command

The Five-Year Plans

Agricultural Reform

The Transformation of Soviet Society

The Great Purge

World War II

Postwar Stalinism

Khrushchev and Reform

Peaceful Coexistence and the Cold War

Brezhnev and the Retreat from Reform

Stagnation and Decline

Andropov and Chernenko

Gorbachev and Reform

The End of Soviet Communism

Chapter 1 Earning a Living

Chapter Preface

Hard Work and Initiative Pay Off

Making Ends Meet as an Entrepreneur

A Woman Earns Respect as a Metallurgical Engineer

An Exile Struggles to Support Herself

Chapter 2 Making a Home

Chapter Preface

Living in a Workers' Commune

Living in a Communal Apartment Building

Shopping with Grandmother

Nearly Trampled to Death at the Grocery Pavilion

Chapter 3 Getting an Education

Chapter Preface

The Ideal College Student

Ridding Children of the Mentality of the Past

Learning to Run a Steel Mill

The Training of a Communist Leader

Chapter 4 Redefining Morality

Chapter Preface

Putting an End to Drunkenness

Religion Goes Underground

Eliminating the Influence of the Church

Separation of Church and State

Putting Work Before Marriage and Love

Chapter 5 Making Communism Work

Chapter Preface

Criminals Without Crimes

A Whistleblower Gets Results

Troubleshooting in the Tire Industry

Boosting Worker Productivity Through Sports

Chronology

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Soviet Communism Research Article from History Firsthand

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