Question

Which of the following was NOT typical of the Soviet Union under Stalin?

• A. Easy access to consumer goods
• B. Collectivized agriculture
• C. Emphasis on heavy industrial development
• D. Socialist Realism as a movement in the arts
• E. Less focus on international communist goals.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Easy access to consumer goods

Stalin believed in rapid development of heavy industrialization and it was a key in first five year plan. It led to high demand for foods and Stalin collectivized and shortened agriculture duration. Though they struggled with the foreign relations initially due to their capitalist belief, the international community accepted them. The Russians believed in social realism.