Questions on Daniels for Week 7
Kuibyshev On Industrialization (September 1928)
Who was Kuibyshev?
What sort of economic policy was Kuibyshev defending in this speech?
Did Kuibyshev predict that the population would unanimously greet these new policies? Explain.
How did he respond to criticisms of the new policies?
Bukharin on Equilibrium (September 1928)
What was it that Bukharin criticized most about the leadership’s new industrial and agricultural policies in fall 1928?
How did he "label" the Stalin leadership’s economic program?
Was Bukharin against rapid industrialization? Explain.
Stalin's Revolution ("The Right Deviation" April 1929 speech)
(Remember that we discussed this document last week...)
How did Stalin in April 1929 explain the linkage between agricultural policy and industrialization?
Stalin on the Ends and Means of Industrialization
a) The Tasks of Business Executives (From a February 1931 speech)
How did Stalin in 1931 explain the causes of industrial "wrecking"?
How did Stalin say such wrecking could be avoided? What needed to be done to create loyal managers?
Did Stalin accept the idea that industrialization was proceeding at too rapid a rate and should be slowed down? Explain.
Why did Stalin consider rapid industrialization so important?
What did Stalin mean by the "Bolshevik tempo of industrialization"?
For Stalin, what seems to have been more important--the existence of material means to industrialize, or the will to industrialize? Explain.
b) New Conditions--New Tasks in Economic Construction (from a June 1931 speech)
How did Stalin explain the causes of high labor turnover? How did he propose preventing this problem?
Did Stalin think that "personal responsibility" was important to raising productivity? Explain.
Who did Stalin think should form the new managerial and technical staff in industry, and how could this be accomplished? Explain.