In the document below, what type of
economy does Stalin create and why
would he need to motivate his country
to use this type of economy?
Stalin launched his first Five-Year Plan in 1928 by setting up
speech, Stalin arouses Russian pride to motivate the people.
economy. In this
To slow down would mean falling behind. And those who fall behind are beaten. But we do
not want to be beaten! One feature of the old Russia was the continual beatings she suffered
for falling behind, for her backwardness....
Do you want our Socialist fatherland to be beaten?... If you don't want this, you must end
our backwardness. You must develop a real Bolshevik tempo [speed] in building our Socialist
economy. There is no other road.