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Stalin famously forced Russia to modernize/industrialize very quickly in the 20s and 30s, taking it from an agrarian economy of serfs to an industrial powerhouse in just a few years. How instrumental was this forced — and painful — modernization in allowing the country to withstand WWII?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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