"...We are fifty to one hundred years behind advanced countries. We must cover this distance in ten years. Either we do this or they will crush us..." (Urals pg 270) This was a quote by Stalin in February 4, 1931. To accomplish this goal it almost seems impossible, but with the help of drastic ideas and policies there is a good chance it could be done. These policies seemed infallible when written down, but often time hindered the …
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…were no clear cut policies that could be stated as complete constructionist or destructionist outcomes, although some had better conclusions than others. If it wasn't for some of these policies, the Soviet Union could have very well still be a capitalist state right now. It is hard to say how things would have been different in the past, but overall the Russian people knew what they wanted and they achieved it in just under 20 years.